The MV-22B Osprey isn’t just another military aircraft — it’s a machine that rewrites the rules of flight. A tiltrotor that ...

Key Point: The Osprey is, among other things, known for its ability to reach speeds of 280 knots and achieve a much greater combat radius than conventional rotorcraft. The U.S. Marine Corps is ...

In a rare training event at Fort McCoy, aircrew with the Marine Corp’s Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., flew a pair of MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft ...

The term “elephant walk” refers to a military training exercise in which a number of aircraft taxi en masse and then take off in quick succession. The practice dates back to World War II, and the term ...

The MV-22 Osprey’s mission for the U.S. Marine Corps is the transportation of troops, equipment, and supplies from ships and land bases for combat assault and assault support. [Courtesy: Naval Air ...

An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 lands aboard Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) during flying operations as part of Rim of the ...

The recent return to flight of the Osprey made me think back to my many experiences with the MV-22 and how transformational the aircraft has been for Marine Corps aviation. I started flying the MV-22 ...

The probe into the fatal 11 December 2000 crash of a Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor has discovered major design flaws which the US Marine Corps wants fixed before the aircraft enters operational ...

USMC MV-22s operating on the USS Wasp in June 2024. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps The U.S. Marine Corps throughout 2024 deployed globally relying on its Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey fleet, despite a grounding ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has launched an investigation after a MV-22B Osprey with 23 on board went down during a training exercise on a remote island in northern Australia on Sunday morning. In a ...

An MV-22 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 experienced an engine fire on takeoff April 18 and conducted an emergency landing, damaging the tiltrotor.

A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Photo: U.S. Marine Corps The Marine Corps reported Wednesday that a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor from Camp Pendleton crashed during training in Imperial ...