V-22 Will Not Be Fully Mission Capable Until Mid-2025, Navair Chief Says

U.S. Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22B

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B takes off June 9 from the USS Wasp as part of an exercise near Sweden.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
The Bell Boeing V-22 fleet will not be fully mission capable until mid-2025 at the earliest as the aircraft return to flight with strict restrictions and tests of a new clutch are beginning, the commander of Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) says. Rear Adm. Carl Chebi told lawmakers during a June...
Brian Everstine

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

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