Navy V-22 program demonstrates 'speed to the fleet' with first delivery | Aerotech News & Review

The Navy accepted the first CMV-22B Osprey Feb. 7, 2020, with fleet delivery to follow in 2021.

The government-industry team celebrated the acceptance milestone during a reveal ceremony at Bell’s Assembly Center in Amarillo, Texas. The delivery milestone comes after only four years of design, production and first flight.

“There is nothing more important than delivering capabilities to the Fleet with speed,” said James F. Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition. “I am proud how the program and industry team have leveraged non-traditional approaches such as using existing MV-22 testing data to shrink the time in the CMV-22 acquisition cycle. The speed to get to this delivery milestone is a testament to the rigor and energy they put into the acquisition strategy and risk reduction initiatives during test and design.”