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Marine Corps Accepts Final MV-22B Osprey, Completing Program Of Record

Marine Corps Accepts Final MV-22B Osprey, Completing Program Of Record
Lt. Gen. William Swan, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, delivers the keynote speech during the MV‑22B Osprey Program of Record ceremony at Bell Helicopter’s Amarillo, Texas, facility, July 28, 2026. (Photo: Neil Lobeda, V-22 Joint Program Office, PMA-275)

The Marine Corps received its 359th and final Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Bell Textron Inc. [TXT] during a ceremony this week, completing its program of record. The ceremony took place at the Bell Amarillo Assembly Center on July 28. A Bell and Boeing [BA] team jointly produce the aircraft. The service said it will now fully shift its focus from fielding the largest MV-22 fleet in the military to sustaining and modernizing the fleet for decades. The Marine…

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