Bell And Military Services Are Working Through Top V-22 Issues

Person standing by V-22 on runway

The Marine Corps has shifted the modernization plans for its MV-22, following the Air Force’s lead.

Credit: Cpl. Oliver Nisbet/U.S. Marine Corps
Operators of the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor plan to clear the aircraft for unrestricted operations by the end of next year as the fleet goes through a series of upgrades and installations of new gearboxes to purge them of components prone to failure. The Pentagon’s new budget and long-term plans...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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