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Air Force

V-22 Program Eyes Mid-Life Upgrade

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, April 14th, 2015

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V-22 Program Eyes Mid-Life Upgrade

A V-22 during the tests to fire rockets forward. Photo: Bell Boeing

The Defense Department’s V-22 Osprey program is exploring a potential "mid-life upgrade" effort that could begin in the late 2020s, a key official said April 14.The possible refurbishment of the Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]-Boeing [BA] tilt-rotor aircraft could include updates to the electrical system, aircraft structure and wiring, said Marine Col. Dan Robinson, the V-22 program manager. Robinson described the review as a “prudent” step for an aircraft that achieved its first initial operational capability, with the Marines, almost eight…

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