Navy CMV-22B Osprey Design Completes First Flight

500+USNI Newsby Ben Werner / 5h   //  keep unread  //  hide A Bell-Boeing CMV-22B Osprey completes its first flight on Jan. 21, 2020. Bell-Boeing Photo The first CMV-22B Osprey – the tiltrotor aircraft selected to replace the Navy’s aging fleet of C-2A Greyhounds as the carrier onboard delivery aircraft – completed its first flight operations, according to its manufacturer. ComparedContinue reading “Navy CMV-22B Osprey Design Completes First Flight”

Navy Will Commission All Expeditionary Sea Bases as USS Warships

1KUSNI Newsby Megan Eckstein / 12h   //  keep unread  //  hide Miguel Keith (ESB-5) departs General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. shipyard in San Diego, Calif. During the weeklong acceptance trials, the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey conducted comprehensive tests to demonstrate and evaluate the performance of all of the ship’s major systems in 2019. NASSCO photo ARLINGTON,Continue reading “Navy Will Commission All Expeditionary Sea Bases as USS Warships”