Arming for Afghanistan
The U.S. Marine Corps is exploring enhanced armament options to put on the MV-22 Osprey when the tiltrotor heads to Afghanistan later this year. One effort underway is to upgrade the V-22 to be able to handle a 0.50-caliber ramp-mounted weapon. Flight clearances are underway. Also, development...
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