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Navy/USMC

V-22 Program Seeks Savings In Foreign Customers, But 2020 Deadline Looms

Tuesday, May 7th, 2019

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V-22 Program Seeks Savings In Foreign Customers, But 2020 Deadline Looms

An MV-22 Osprey takes off from the flight deck of the USS Nassau. (Photo by National Museum of the U.S. Navy)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Having Japan as a foreign military sales partner on the V-22 could end up saving the U.S. government $60 million or more over the life of the program, efficiencies Osprey Program Manager Marine Corps Col. Matthew Kelly hopes will increase as more countries buy into the tiltrotor’s promise of increased speed and range over traditional helicopters. “We’ve saved over $30 million between savings we’ve gotten through production efficiencies, flight test efficiencies, as well as their contribution to some…

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