CV-22
Abstract
The CV-22 Osprey is a Special Operations Forces (SOF) variant of the Joint V-22 vertical medium lift, multi-mission aircraft. The CV-22 provides long range, high speed, infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply to SOF teams in hostile, denied, and politically sensitive areas. This is a capability not currently provided by other existing aircraft. The funding in this project supports integration, design, development, rapid prototyping and test to provide improved capabilities to include, but not limited to: more robust performance in situational awareness; Intelligence; Surveillance; and Reconnaissance (ISR); weapons; SOF communications; avionics; interoperability; defensive/survivability systems; speed and maneuverability; mission deployment and improved reliability and maintainability of the CV-22 platform. CV-22 SOF Common Terrain Following/Terrain Avoidance (TF/TA) APQ-187 Silent Knight Radar (SKR): Provides long-range, night/adverse weather, clandestine penetration of medium-to-high threat areas for infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of SOF forces. This more sustainable and capable radar replaces the obsolete APQ-186 terrain following/avoidance radar currently integrated on CV-22 aircraft. CV-22 Block 20 Systems: Design, integrate, test, and validate enhancements required to meet SOF-unique mission requirements and correct deficiencies identified in previous testing. This incremental development will provide improved capabilities to include, but not limited to: robust performance in situational awareness; ISR, weapons; SOF communications; avionics; interoperability; defensive/survivability systems; speed and maneuverability; mission deployment; improved reliability and maintainability of the CV platform. CV-22 Reliability Improvements: Design, integrate, test and validate system, and sub-system, reliability improvement enhancements to meet required aircraft availability and operational requirements. This incremental development will accelerate the fielding and retrofit of system design improvements directly increasing CV-22 fleet readiness and aircraft availability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- SF200_1160403BB_7_0400_PB_2023
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