V-22 Fleet Wide Readiness Rate Hovers At 52%

Credit: Boeing
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—The readiness rate for the Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey is at a dismal 52% and will not hit the target of 80% set by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis “soon enough,” according to the tiltrotor aircraft’s program manager. Deployed Ospreys have a mission-capable rate of 75%...

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