V-22 program to seek 'common configuration' funding in 2018 budget

By Justin Doubleday / April 18, 2017 at 12:46 PM
The Navy's V-22 program office is attempting to secure funds in fiscal year 2018 for overhaul of nearly half the Marine Corps' Osprey tiltrotor aircraft into a common configuration, according to the program manager. The "Common Configuration Readiness and Modernization" plan, or CCRAM, will begin by taking 129 older MV-22 Ospreys in the "Block B" model and upgrading their configuration to the latest "Block C" design, according to Col. Daniel Robinson, program manager of the V-22 joint program office at...

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