First two MV-22B Ospreys for JGSDF arrive in Japan

摘要

The first two Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on order for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) have arrived at US Marine Corps (USMC) Air Station Iwakuni in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, a JGSDF spokesperson told Janes on 11 May. The two platforms, which bear serial numbers '91701' and '91705', arrived on Japanese soil on 8 May and are part of an initial five MV-22B Block C Ospreys ordered by Tokyo in mid-2015 for USD332.5 million. The spokesperson said the two Ospreys will be transferred to JGSDF Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture in late June or later, pointing out, however, that it is not yet clear when the remaining three aircraft of the first batch will be delivered.