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V-22 Osprey Brief Comdef West 2010 Advancingadvancing Forceforce Multiplicitymultiplicity V-22 Osprey Brief ComDef West 2010 AdvancingAdvancing ForceForce MultiplicityMultiplicity WARNING- This document contains technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (TITLE 22, U.S.C., Sec. 2751, et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, TITLE 50, U.S.C., App. 2401 et seq. LtCol Evan LeBlanc Command Officer, VMM-161 MCAS Miramar 01 February 2010 NAVAIR Control # 04-10 Technical Overview V-22 Osprey Performance 32,00032,000 • Sustained Cruise 262 kn/485 km/h Standard Day 28,000 C-130 • Maximum 282 kn/522 km/h 24,00024,000 • Mission Radius 350 nm/648 km H-60 20,000 V-22 • Service Ceiling 25,000 ft/7,620 m 16,00016,000 Altitude - ft. • Normal Altitude w/pax 10,000 ft/3,048 m 12,000 Tiltrotor • Ferry Range 2,600 nm/4,815 km w/1 refuel 8,000 Altitude, • One Engine Out Capable 4,000 Ft • Amphibious Shipboard Capable 0 00 50 100 150150 200 250250 300 350350 Airspeed - Knots Airspeed, KTAS VersatilityVersatility of of a a Helicopter Helicopter – – Speed/Range Speed/Range of of a a Turboprop Turboprop NAVAIR Control # 04-10 2 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 Program Overview Joint Service Multi-Mission Tiltrotor Aircraft USMC USSOCOM USN 360 MV-22 50 CV-22 48 MV-22 • Combat Assault & • Long Range Special • Personnel Recovery Amphibious Assault Operations (SpecOps) • Fleet Logistics Support • Sustained Land • Contingency Operations • Special Warfare Operations • Evacuation & Maritime • Aerial Refuel • Self Deployment SpecOps NAVAIR Control # 04-10 3 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 Program Overview Navy V-22 Joint Program Office (JPO) • Tiltrotor vertical/short takeoff • 103 V-22’s flying and landing (VSTOL) • Performance Based Logistics • Multi-mission aircraft developed (PBL) programs to meet combat requirements • Engine Support Program by • Replacing USMC CH-46E Mission Care ® • Augmenting USAF SOF • Over 70,300+ Flight Hours (FH) • Mix of 458 aircraft delivered to • Over 50% FH flown in the last 2 years – USMC MV-22 • Operational Squadrons – USSOCOM CV-22 – Seven USMC MV-22 – USN MV-22 – Two USSOCOM CV-22 • Full rate production, 11.B dollar Multi-Year Procurement PMA-275PMA-275 is is Responsible Responsible for for all all V- V-2222 variants, variants, USMC, USMC, USN USN and and USSOCOM USSOCOM NAVAIR Control # 04-10 4 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 MV-22 Product Roadmap Improved Readiness w/ Maturity NAVAIR Control # 04-10 5 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 MV-22 Capability/Survivability 7 6 5 4 Aircraft Comparison 3 2 1 0 SPEED CCaappaabbilitliyty FASTER2x ALTITUDE COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 2.5x HIGHER PAYLOAD GREATER3x RANGE FARTHER6x SSuurvrvivivaabbilitliyty IR SIGNATURE MV-22 NAVAIR Control # 04-10 CH-46 4x LOWER ACOUSTIC SIGNATURE 6x LOWER BALLISTIC TOLERANCE GREATER7x 6 Unmatched Survivability Designed to "Go in Harm's Way" ENERGY MANAGEMENT: PERFORMANCE • “Broomstraw” Blade Failure TACTICS • Speed • Mass Remote Design • Night • Range • Controlled Wing Failure • Low-level • Altitude • Anti-plow Bulkhead • All Weather • Maneuverability • Attenuating Cargo Restraints DRY BAY AND ENGINE SYSTEMS PROTECTION FIRE SUPPRESSION • Armor • Redundancy • Isolation • Separation SELF SELAING FUEL SYSTEM DITCHING BOUYANCY, STABILITY AND BALLISTIC TOLERANCE: EMERGENCY EGRESS • Composite Structure • Hydraulic Ram Protection • Self-sealing Fuel Bladders • Nitrogen Inerted Fuel System DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM STROKING SEATS & EW WARNING AND ONE ENGINE SIGNATURE REDUCTION SHOULDER HARNESSES COUNTERMEASURES INOPERATIVE • Visual • Infrared FOR TROOPS & CREW CAPABILITY • Acoustic •EMCON Reduced Susceptibility + Reduced Vulnerability = Improved Survivability7 NAVAIR Control # 04-10 7 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 Location / Operational Inventory Indianapolis Raytheon (SSA) / Rolls Royce Engine Production Cannon AFB, NM 1 CV OP Squadron 0 CV Acft ASN Boeing Philadelphia Fuselage Assy MCAS Miramar Ca NAS Patuxent River, MD 1 MV DT Squadron 1 Op Squadron 5 MV Acft ASN 1 MV Acft ASN 2 MV No Fly Stored / Stricken Kirtland AFB,NM MCAS New River / Cherry Point: 1 CV Trng Squadron 6 MV Op Squadrons 5 CV Acft Asn 58 MV Acft ASN 2 CV Non Flyers Crew Trainer 1 MV Trng Squadrons 21 MV Acft ASN 1 MV Op Flt Test Amarillo 5 MV Acft ASN Bell A/C Final Assy & Delivery Bell MV CNNT/ Maint Trng Non Flyers Bell Parts Fabrication and Repair 4 MV Acft ASN 2 MV MTD Acft MV FS Non Flyers AircraftAircraft Inventory Inventory Summary Summary 4 MV Acft stored / Stricken 1 Sqdn OCONUS Ground Hurlburt AFB, FL 10 MV-22 Flye r s Trainers Stored Stricken Total 1 CV op Squadron MV-22 Operational 59 0 4 0 63 7 CV Acft ASN CV-22 Operational 7 0 0 0 7 1 CV Flt Test AC MV Test 10 0 2 0 12 CV Test 1 0 0 0 1 1 USMC Sqdn Deployed MV Training 21 6 0 0 27 CV-22 10 MV-22 CV Training 5 2 0 0 7 Available for Tasking Stricken 0 0 0 9 9 TOTAL 103 8 6 9 126 NAVAIR Control # 04-10 8 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 USMC and USSOCOM V-22 Timeline 2006 - 2009 RapidlyRapidly growing,growing, stablestable andand maturingmaturing fleetfleet CV-22 Honduras VMM-162, 2nd USMC MV-22 Squadron VMM-261, 4th USMC MV-22 Squadron MV OEF Deployments VMM 263 1st deployed to Al Asad VMM-365, 5th USMC MV-22 Squadron VMM-263, 1st USMC MV-22 Squadron 100th V-22 Delivery VMM-264, 6th USMC MV-22 Squadron V-22 1st Transatlantic Flight 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 CV-22 1st Det Mali. Africa VMM-263 1st MV-22 MEU Det 1st CV-22 Production A/C Delivered USMC East Coast Transition VMM-266, 3rd USMC MV-22 Squadron Multiyear Contract 1 CV-22 Op Utility Eval Complete USMC MV-22 West Coast Standup TheThe V-22s V-22s removes removes many many of of the the current current limitations limitations inherent inherent to to helic helicopteropter operationsoperations resulting resulting in in a a new new per perspectivespective in in current current CONOPS. CONOPS. NAVAIR Control # 04-10 9 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 FleetFleet OverviewOverview V-22 Timeline Major Events Date Event Status FY 2006 1st Transatlantic Flight (MV-22) FY 2006 CV-22 Op Eval, CV-22 1st Prod A/C, 1st CV-OP Squadron st st FY06 – FY 2007 1 Operational Squadron VMM-263, 1 Deployed to OIF FY 2008 2nd & 3rd Operational Squadron VMM-162 and VMM-266 FY 2008 MV-22 Deployed 12 aircraft over 18 months (3 Sqds) F th th Y10 FY 2009 4 & 5 Operational Squadron VMM-261 and VMM-264 FY 2009 VMM-261 1st MV-22 MEU,MV-22 OEF Operations Begin FY 2009 6th Operational Squadron VMM-365 FY 2009 East Coast Transition CH-46 to MV-22 Complete FY 2009 1st USMC MV-22 (West Coast) Squadron VMM-161 FY 2010 VMM-162 2nd MV-22 MEU, Diverted to Haiti MessageMessage V-22 V-22 is is a a Military Military Ce Certifiedrtified and and Combat Combat Capable Capable Aircraft Aircraft 10 NAVAIR Control # 04-10 10 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 MV-22 Missions • Multi National Forces – West Missions: – Air Assault – Raids – Medical Evacuation – Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) – Battlefield Circulation – Logistical /Personnel Transport • Tactics and Threat Mitigation – Utilized Low - Medium - High Altitude Tactics – Maximized inherent survivability characteristics of the MV-22 • Versatility – Did the work of a helicopters and fixed wing platforms – Allows new ground schemes of maneuver • Operated in extreme weather • Changed the operational commanders mindset NAVAIR Control # 04-10 11 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) Tactics and Threat Mitigation • As in Iraq, utilize Low - Medium – High altitude tactics: – Tactics using both Fixed & Rotary Wing advantages – Transport in airplane mode between 9,000 ft/2,743 m to 13,000 ft/3,962 m – Ability to move cargo over 20,000 ft/6,096 m avoiding terrain – Use of Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) increases cargo/troop lift, range/radius, and performance – Self-deployable reducing other airlift requirements – Taken advantage of V-22 superior Speed and Range which: • Delivers troops and cargo at a rate faster than possible with current helicopters • Improved survivability; transiting threat areas quickly • Providing operational commander increased flexibility • Improving successful recovery in MEDEVAC missions • Faster Buildup of insertion and sustaining force NAVAIR Control # 04-10 12 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 MV-22 Osprey USMC OIF & OEF Accomplishments • OIF Accomplishments • OEF Accomplishments (as of early Jan) – 4,650 + combat sorties – 218 + combat sorties – 10,000 + combat flight hours – 619 + combat flight hours – 45.5 hrs/month flight hours – 30.95 hrs/month flight hours – 71.6*% MC rate ~ Cumulative – 4,000 + personnel transported Mission Capability – 149,000 lbs/67585 kg of cargo – 40,000 + personnel transported – 10 aircraft over < 60 days – 2,500,000 lbs/1133980 kg of cargo – 12 aircraft over 18 months Meeting all operational tasking Iraqi and Afghanistan Snapshot April 2007 through early Jan 2010 * Mission Capability (MC) rate based on Aviation Management/Supply Readiness Reports (AMSRR) (MEU not included) V-22 Tactical Advantage Operation OEF Bagram Air Base 124 nm/ 230 km Combat Radius 350 nm/ 648 km 350 nm/648 km 750 nm/1390 km Refueled Combat Radius 700 + nm/1296 km 1000 nm/1852 km (1 In-flight Refueling) Self-Deploy CH-46 2600 nm/4815 km (1 In-flight Refueling) Ch-53 CH-46 Combat Radius 350 nm 75 nm/138 km Radius 600 nm 700+ CH-53D nm Combat Radius 200 nm/370 km NAVAIR Control # 04-10 14 COMDEF Conference 1 Feb 2010 VMM-263 MEU deployment • 1st MV-22B shipboard deployment VMM-263VMM-263 (MEU) (MEU) Shipboard Shipboard • 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit – 710 sorties – 760.7 flight hrs – 71%* MC rate ~ Cumulative Mission Capability – 2,582 personnel transported
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