CV-22 Osprey

USAF Special Operations CV-22 Osprey stuck in the nature reserve on a Norwegian island has been lifted out

USAF Special Operations CV-22 Osprey stuck in the nature reserve on a Norwegian island has been lifted out

On Sep. 27, 2022 the USAF Special Operations CV-22 Osprey from 7th Special Operations Squadron ‘Aircommandos,’ at RAF Mildenhall, UK,… Read More

1 year ago

A USAF Special Operations CV-22 Osprey is stuck in the nature reserve on a Norwegian island since it made an emergency landing there in August

Since the event, the CV-22 Osprey is stuck on the island as repairs onsite are thought to be impossible. A… Read More

1 year ago

AFSOC Grounds CV-22 Osprey Fleet after two incidents of “hard clutch engagement” in the past six weeks

A hard clutch engagement involves the clutch connecting the rotor gear box to the engine slipping, then catching hard, causing… Read More

1 year ago

Civic group based in Tokyo is complaining about USAF CV-22 Osprey flights with machine gun mounted on ramp

Of the CV-22 Osprey flights that were witnessed flying over residential areas in the year starting at the end of… Read More

2 years ago

USAF CV-22 Osprey’s downwash blows away rubber matting of hospital’s landing pad

The massive propellers were too much for the matting that covers the helipad though which was sent flying when the… Read More

2 years ago

Major nacelle redesign effort for Air Force Special Operations Command’s CV-22 Ospreys

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Bell Boeing an $81 million contract to develop, design and install nacelle modification kits… Read More

3 years ago

The story behind this awesome photo of Swedish and US aircraft flying together above Sweden’s neutral territory

This Swedish-led exercise increases interoperability and enhances the US forces ability to respond to threats in the Baltic Sea region… Read More

3 years ago

You have to watch this video of a CV-22 Osprey generating propeller vortices and bowing to salute photographers while making off-base landings

The awesome video in this post features a CV-22 Osprey from 7th Special Operation Squadron, assigned to 352nd Special Operation… Read More

3 years ago

400th production V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft delivered to AFSOC

The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) received its 53rd CV-22 Osprey on Jun. 2, 2020 marking the 400th delivery of a… Read More

3 years ago

Israel could be the Next Customer for the V-22 Osprey

Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, decided that it has an operational need for… Read More

4 years ago

AS USMC MV-22s FROM USS BONHOMME RICHARD OPERATE IN THE PHILIPPINE SEA, THE PENTAGON POSTPONES ITS PLAN TO DEPLOY USAF OSPREYs IN JAPAN

Originally the first three Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft were slated to arrive in the second half of 2017 with an additional… Read More

7 years ago

THIS VIDEO FEATURES AN UNPRECEDENTED FORMATION OF 10 CV-22 OSPREY TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFT

This training mission was the first time in U.S. Air Force history that 10, CV-22s flew in formation simultaneously Taken… Read More

7 years ago