The V-22 will receive a new proprotor gearbox in January 2026, after which the tiltrotor will start returning to its full flight profile. The troubled ...

The U.S. Air Force will receive its final CV-22 Osprey, marking the end of production for this tiltrotor aircraft variant, ...

24 troops or 10,000 pounds of cargo Crew: Four (pilot, copilot and two flight engineers) The CV-22 Osprey is the U.S. Air Force special operations variant of the V-22 tiltrotor transport aircraft.

The Osprey can transport 24 combat troops or up to 20,000 pounds of cargo. With its vertical/short takeoff and landing capabilities, it can fit in tight spots like a helicopter, but can fly twice ...

“The Osprey can collapse the battlespace, and go into areas that are not suitable for landing a [KC]-130J,” he says. And because helicopters are transported to Afghanistan as cargo on a C ...

Gear and clutch problems in the Osprey have killed more than a dozen troops in recent years, leading to groundings of the tilt-rotor aircraft. (Sgt. Armando Elizalde/U.S. Marine Corps) The Navy ...

Osprey’s original Escapist packs were larger ... but the 6L gets a dedicated cargo section and tool-roll lower zip pocket. The front has two stretch mesh stash pockets (one on the 3L) in ...