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Navy/USMC

Only V-22 Can Ferry Spare Engines To F-35s Aboard Navy Carriers

Tuesday, April 10th, 2018

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Only V-22 Can Ferry Spare Engines To F-35s Aboard Navy Carriers

An MV-22B Osprey, from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, lifts off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Castellano)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Without the V-22 Osprey to deliver spare engines, nations buying the naval version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not be able to deploy them on carriers.No other carrier-based aircraft can heft the Pratt & Whitney [UTX] F135 engine, according to Marine Col. Matthew Kelly, the V-22 joint program manager. The Navy jumped on board the Osprey bandwagon when it decided to replace its aging C-2 Greyhounds with CMV-22s to perform the carrier onboard delivery…

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