The Special Osprey: Impact on Special Operations Doctrine

Abstract

The CV-22 Osprey will be the next generation Special Operations insertion and extraction platform. The Air Force Special Operations Command will begin receiving the modified Marine Corps MV-22's in 2002, with full operational capability scheduled for 2010. The CV-22 will replace 89 various Special Operations C-130s and helicopters. Historically, there is a tendency to use new weapons systems in a role that others had previously performed, even if the capabilities are not identical. This does not always take advantage of what may be a new system's unique capabilities. The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the doctrinal issues that arise from the addition of the CV-22 to the SOF arsenal to look at some historical data on cases where similar evaluations were called for and consider their results and to consider what measures are being discussed or proposed currently.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA360967

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Trask

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Applications
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design