The V-22 is based at Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. Bell…
C-2 Greyhound
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
Here’s the First Photo of First US Navy CMV-22B Osprey COD Aircraft
by Dario LeoneClearly visible in the photo is the structural modification to the CMV-22B, the enlarged fuel tank extensions to the forward portion…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
USS Gerald R. Ford AAG cleared to recover all “props and jets”
by Dario LeoneThe latest Aircraft Recovery Bulletin by the U.S. Navy enables propeller aircraft: C-2A Greyhound, E-2C Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, and…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
U.S. Navy recovers C-2A that fatally crashed in 2017 from 3 Miles Underwater
by Dario LeoneThe C-2A was recovered from near its crash site about 500 miles from Okinawa in late May. On May 21, 2019…
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Work is expected to be completed in October 2023 The U.S. Navy has given the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office a…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
C-2, E-2 completed Advanced Arresting Gear performance testing
by Dario LeoneThe testing supports the Navy’s development of a propeller Aircraft Recovery Bulletin, which is a prerequisite for arresting propeller aircraft aboard…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
U.S. Navy accelerating sunset of C-2 and deployment of CMV-22B
by Dario Leone“The C-2 aircraft are 30 years old and were nowhere near where we want it to be in terms of operational…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Advanced Arresting Gear begins next round of aircraft testing with recovery of C-2 and E-2 aircraft
by Dario LeoneThe testing is to ensure that the Advanced Arresting Gear can support the full USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) air…
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Military Aviation
JAPAN TO RECEIVE ITS FIRST V-22 OSPREY TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFT IN SEPTEMBER
by Dario LeoneJapan ordered the Osprey back in 2014 and will take delivery of 17 aircraft The first V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor for Japan…