The V-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter and flies forward like an airplane. Department of Defense (DOD) plans call for procuring a total of 458 V-22s-360 MV-22s for the Marine Corps; 50 CV-22 special operations variants for U.S. Special Operations Command, or USSOCOM (funded jointly by the Air Force and USSOCOM); and 48 HV- 22s for the Navy. Through FY2009, a total of 181 V-22s have been procured-155 MV-22s for the Marine Corps, and 26 CV-22s for USSOCOM. These totals include several V-22s that have been procured in recent years through supplemental appropriations bills. The proposed FY2010 budget requests funding for the procurement of 30 MV-22s and five CV-22s. The budget requests about $2.3 billion in procurement and advance procurement funding for procurement of MV- 22s, and about $565 million in procurement and advance procurement funding for procurement of CV-22s. For FY2010, the V-22 program poses potential a number of potential oversight issues for Congress, including the aircraft's reliability and maintainability. A June 23, 2009, hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reviewed a number of issues concerning the V-22 program, including the aircraft's reliability and maintainability. FY2010 defense authorization bill: The conference report (H.Rept. 111-288 of October 7, 2009) on the FY2010 defense authorization bill (H.R. 2647) authorizes the Administration's FY2010 request for procurement and advance procurement funding for the procurement of MV-22s and CV-22s. FY2010 DOD appropriations bill: The House and Senate Appropriations Committees, in their reports (H.Rept. 111-230 of July 24, 2009 and S.Rept. 111-74 of September 10, 2009, respectively) on the FY2010 defense appropriations bill (H.R. 3326), both recommend approving the Administration's FY2010 request for procurement and advance procurement funding for the procurement of MV-22s and CV-22s.


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    Title :

    V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress. Updated October 20, 2009


    Contributors:
    R. O'Rourke (author)

    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    54 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English