Navy anticipates CMV-22B initial operational capability in 2021

By Aidan Quigley / November 12, 2021 at 11:52 AM
The Navy believes the CMV-22, the new tiltrotor aircraft which will deliver cargo to aircraft carriers, will reach initial operational capability before the end of December, a service spokeswoman told Inside Defense . Liz Mildenstein said the program’s developmental test effort has been completed in time to support the CMV-22B's first deployment and an IOC declaration before the new year. The CMV-22B Osprey aircraft deployed for the first time in August, Mildenstein said, as Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30 deployed...

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