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German A400M Refuels AFSOC CV-22 Osprey for the First Time
The test is aimed at expanding the refueling envelope of the A400M to refuel a wide variety of NATO aircraft, and follows the ...
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CV-22 Osprey
The first two test aircraft were delivered to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in September 2000. The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland AFB, N.M., began CV-22 aircrew training with the first ...
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Armor plating, forward-firing weapons coming to Air Force CV-22 Osprey
While its ability to transition from horizontal to vertical flight is plenty cool on its own, the US Air Force's Special Operations Command could modify the branch's CV-22 (the Marines fly the MV ...
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My Experience Flying The CV-22 Osprey
Flying the CV-22 Osprey is a one-of-a-kind experience ... How much will they get paid for their ordeal? Trump to award US Air Force's next-generation fighter jet contract Friday, sources say ...
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U.S. Air Force and Marines Struggle To Train Amid V-22 Issues
U.S. Air Force CV-22s returned to flight in Japan eight months after the stand-down, but they are subject to flight limitations for the foreseeable future. Credit: Airman First Class Samantha ...
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Air Force aircraft readiness plunges to new low, alarming chief
The Air Force provided statistics on how many of each kind of aircraft it had in 2024, as well as the percentage of time each aircraft was ready to carry out its mission. Those st ...
Boeing will build the US Air Force’s next air superiority fighter
The decision is good news for Boeing's plant in St. Louis, which is scheduled to end production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet in ...