AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE NEWS

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BY THE END OF DECEMBER LAST YEAR, THE BELL-BOEING TEAM FINISHED CHANGING THE structure of and updating wiring components within the nacelles of a United States (US) Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircraft at the Amarillo Assembly Centre in Texas. As per a statement from Boeing, the CV-22, a special operations variant of V-22, is the first Osprey to receive the Nacelle Improvement Modification which is aimed at reducing maintenance time of the vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The team finished work on the first aircraft and returned the modified unit to the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico. The team is currently modifying another aircraft under the programme. "The incorporated nacelle improvements help ensure the Osprey continues to outpace adversaries both operationally and sustainably," said Kurt Fukker, Vice President and the Director of the V-22 programme at Bell. While work continues with the Air Force Fleet, the US Navy and Marine Corps are interested in also procuring nacelle modifications for their MV-22 and CMV-22B aircraft.