V-22A

Abstract

The V-22 Osprey is an Acquisition Category IC Joint Program led by the Department of the Navy for the purpose of developing, testing, evaluating, procuring and fielding a tilt rotor, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for Joint Service application. The V-22 program is designed to provide an aircraft to meet the amphibious/vertical assault needs of the Marine Corps, the Carrier Onboard Delivery needs of the Navy, and the special operations needs of the Air Force and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The MV-22 variant replaced the CH-46E in the Marine Corps and the CMV-22 variant will replace the C-2A in the Navy. The CV-22 variant replaced the MH-53J and MH-53M and augments the C-130 in the Air Force and USSOCOM. The V-22 is capable of flying over 2,100 nautical miles, with a single refueling, giving the services the advantage of a vertical/short take-off and landing aircraft that can rapidly self-deploy to any location in the world. This program is funded under Engineering Manufacturing and Development for correction of deficiencies and includes Block B upgrades which encompassed engineering and manufacturing development of new end-items prior to the production incorporation decision as well as Block C suitability and effectiveness development upgrades. Currently converting all Block B to Block C configuration. Capability Development Document interoperability requirements were addressed through a spiral upgrade acquisition strategy. It was the first spiral upgrade providing Key Enabling Department of Defense mandated open systems architecture upgrades for the mission computer hardware and software while simultaneously addressing required interoperability common avionics upgrades and current avionics obsolescence issues. Future development efforts will include pre-planned-product-improvements in the capability development document and re-design efforts to correct critical Reliability, Maintainability and Availability issues in support of readiness Operational Safety Improvement Program as prioritized by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) or an Urgent Universal Needs Statement.

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Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0604262N_5_1319_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2025 decreased by a total of $8.314 million since the previous President's Budget submission due to the following adjustments: 1. Increased by $1.383 million to support CMV-22's Joint Avionics Reconfigurable Virtual Information System (JARVIS) mission computer. 2. Decreased by $8.500 million in PU 1425 for Flight Test and Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) to account for programmatic adjustments. 3. Decreased by $1.058 million in PU 3090 for Flight Test to account for programmatic adjustments. 4. Decreased by $0.139 million for miscellaneous rate adjustments. V-22 is entering into the sustainment phase with the remaining Program of Record aircraft delivering in FY 2025 timeframe. Along with the transition to sustainment, RDT&E efforts funded in Project Unit (PU) 1425 associated with sustainment, will be transitioned to PU 3090 (V-22 Improvement Program). FY 2027 will be the last year of funding in PU 1425. Schedule: Project Unit 1425: 1. Hardware Development - Planetary Pinion NRE and Implementation updated to reflect delays in contract award. System Verification Review and Program Requirements Review have been added. Preliminary Design Review/Critical Design Review and System Verification Review/Program Requirements Review have been removed from the Zinc Nickel schedule as technical risk reduction is no longer requiring qualification. 2. CMV Development - Full Operational Capability has been added to the schedule. 3. Infrared Suppressor re-design - Schedule updated to reflect the delay in flight testing. 4. Open Systems Architecture/Cyber Security - Schedule updated to reflect the rephasing of the JARVIS program. Hardware Qualification Test and Integrated Baseline Review were added to the schedule. Schedule for FY 2025 and out was moved to PU 3090. 5. Degraded Visual Environment / Helmet Mounted Display (DVE/HMD) - Schedule updated to reflect delays in the development of software. Initial Operating Capability has been deleted and Validation/Verification Technical Data Release has been added to reflect final delivery of the product. Schedule: Project Unit 3090: 1. Flight Control System re-design - Schedule updated to reflect a delay in parts delivery and material lead times for Step 1. Step 2's schedule is dependent on the completion of Step 1. 2. Open Systems Architecture / Cyber Security - Platform Data Service / Ethernet Expansion Device is dependent on the DVE/HMD effort. Schedule has been updated to reflect the delays in the DVE/HMD software development. 3. Joint Avionics Reconfigurable Virtual Information System - Schedule has been added to support the reallocation of funding from PU 1425 to PU 3090 beginning in FY 2025 and has been updated to reflect the restart/rephasing of the program.
Service Agency Name
Navy

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Organizations

  • United States Navy

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Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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