U.S. Navy CMV-22B Fleet Was 'Not Operationally Suitable’—DOT&E

Brian Everstine February 02, 2024

CMV-22B

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy’s CMV-22B fleet was "not operationally suitable” because of failures of many of its subsystems, particularly the aircraft’s ice protection system, according to a new report. The Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) says that the Navy’s version of the Bell...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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