V-22 Will Not Be Fully Mission Capable Until Mid-2025, Navair Chief Says

U.S. Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22B

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B takes off June 9 from the USS Wasp as part of an exercise near Sweden.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
The Bell Boeing V-22 fleet will not be fully mission capable until mid-2025 at the earliest as the aircraft return to flight with strict restrictions and tests of a new clutch are beginning, the commander of Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) says. Rear Adm. Carl Chebi told lawmakers during a June...
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.

Subscription Required

 

V-22 Will Not Be Fully Mission Capable Until Mid-2025, Navair Chief Says is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aerospace Daily & Defense Report through your company? Login with your existing email and password.

Not a member?  Learn how you can access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the aerospace and defense community.