
The first CMV-22B Osprey for the Navy completed its first flight operations, the manufacturer said Tuesday. The tiltrotor CMV-22B conducted flight operations at the Bell Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas. Built by a consortium of Boeing [BA] and Bell Textron [TXT], it is the third variant of the Osprey design, after the CV-22 used by the Air Force and MV-22 used by the Marine Corps. The Navy plans to use the CMV-22B to replace the C-2A Greyhound to transport personnel,…