Editing Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey (section)

===Production===
On 28 September 2005, [[the Pentagon]] formally approved full-rate production,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091206022925/http://defensetech.org/2005/09/28/osprey-okd/ "Osprey OK'd"]}}.  ''Defense Tech'', 28 September 2005.</ref> increasing from 11 V-22s per year to between 24 and 48 per year by 2012. Of the 458 total planned, 360 are for the USMC, 50 for the USAF, and 48 for the Navy at an average cost of $110&nbsp;million per aircraft, including development costs.<ref name=V-22_CRS_RL31384/> The V-22 had an incremental flyaway cost of $67&nbsp;million per aircraft in 2008,<ref name=usaf_fy2008_budget>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080227122030/http://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080204-081.pdf "FY 2009 Budget Estimates"]. p. 133.  ''[[United States Air Force]]'', February 2008.</ref> The Navy had hoped to shave about $10&nbsp;million off that cost via a five-year production contract in 2013.<ref name=DJ_Christie_20070531>{{cite web |last=Christie |first=Rebecca |url=http://www.navair.navy.mil/v22/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&id=177 |title=DJ US Navy Expects Foreign Interest In V-22 To Ramp Up Next Year |work=Naval Air Systems Command, United States Navy |agency=Dow Jones Newswires |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201231351/http://www.navair.navy.mil/v22/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.detail&id=177 |archive-date=1 December 2016 |date=31 May 2007}}</ref> Each CV-22 cost $73&nbsp;million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=73000000|start_year=2014}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) in the FY 2014 budget.<ref>{{cite web |title=War Funding Climbs in Omnibus Bill for First Time Since 2010 |url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140114/DEFREG02/301140032/War-Funding-Climbs-Omnibus-Bill-First-Time-Since-2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140401071506/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140114/DEFREG02/301140032/War-Funding-Climbs-Omnibus-Bill-First-Time-Since-2010 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 April 2014 |work=[[Defense News]] |author=John T. Bennett |date=14 January 2014}}</ref>

On 15 April 2010, the Naval Air Systems Command awarded Bell Boeing a $42.1&nbsp;million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=42100000|start_year=2010}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) contract to design an integrated processor in response to avionics obsolescence and add new network capabilities.<ref>Keller, John. [http://www.militaryaerospace.com/index/display/article-display/373712/articles/military-aerospace-electronics/executive-watch-2/2010/04/bell-boeing-to-design-new-integrated-avionics-processor-for-v-22-osprey-tiltrotor-aircraft.html "Bell-Boeing to design new integrated avionics processor for V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714094702/http://www.militaryaerospace.com/index/display/article-display/373712/articles/military-aerospace-electronics/executive-watch-2/2010/04/bell-boeing-to-design-new-integrated-avionics-processor-for-v-22-osprey-tiltrotor-aircraft.html |date=14 July 2011}}''Militaryearospace.com'', 18 April 2010.</ref> By 2014, [[Raytheon]] began providing an avionics upgrade that includes [[Situation awareness|situational awareness]] and [[blue force tracking]].<ref>[http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?id=4691 "Raytheon wins $250 million contract for V-22 aircraft avionics from US"]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723091619/http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?id=4691 |date=23 July 2011}} ''defenseworld.net''. Retrieved: 30 December 2010.</ref> In 2009, a contract for Block C upgrades was awarded to Bell Boeing.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100301224951/http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=4168 "DOD Contracts"]. [https://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=4168] United States Department of Defense. 24 November 2009.</ref> In February 2012, the USMC received the first V-22C, featuring a new radar, additional mission management and electronic warfare equipment.<ref>McHale, John. [http://mil-embedded.com/news/block-c-v-22-osprey-with-new-radar-cockpit-displays-and-electronic-warfare-features-delivered-to-marines/ "Block C V-22 Osprey with new radar, cockpit displays, and electronic warfare features delivered to Marines"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522192505/http://mil-embedded.com/news/block-c-v-22-osprey-with-new-radar-cockpit-displays-and-electronic-warfare-features-delivered-to-marines/ |date=22 May 2013}}. ''Military Embedded Systems'', 15 February 2012.</ref> In 2015, options for upgrading all aircraft to the V-22C standard were examined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://breakingdefense.com/2015/08/ltg-davis-talks-to-boeing-on-upgrading-half-of-marine-v-22-fleet/|title=LTG Davis Talks To Boeing On Upgrading Half Of Marine V-22 Fleet|work=Breaking Defense|date=13 August 2015|access-date=31 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023080945/http://breakingdefense.com/2015/08/ltg-davis-talks-to-boeing-on-upgrading-half-of-marine-v-22-fleet/|archive-date=23 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:JGSDF V-22 Osprey landing on the JS Ise（DDH-182）-03.jpg|thumb|left|A Japanese V-22 lands on {{JS|Ise}}]]
On 12 June 2013, the U.S. DoD awarded a $4.9&nbsp;billion contract for 99 V-22s in production Lots 17 and 18, including 92 MV-22s for the USMC, for completion in September 2019.<ref name="contract">[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bell-boeing-award-v-22-multi-year-contract-387024/ Bell-Boeing award V-22 multi-year contract] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006234554/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bell-boeing-award-v-22-multi-year-contract-387024/ |date=6 October 2013}} – Flightglobal.com, 12 June 2013</ref> A provision gives NAVAIR the option to order 23 more Ospreys.<ref>[http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/rotorhub/us-military-orders-additional-22-v-22-ospreys/ US military orders additional V-22 Ospreys] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222930/http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/rotorhub/us-military-orders-additional-22-v-22-ospreys/ |date=1 February 2014}} – Shephardmedia.com, 13 June 2013</ref> As of June 2013, the combined value of all contracts placed totaled $6.5&nbsp;billion.<ref>[http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_06_13_2013_p0-588065.xml Pentagon Signs Multiyear V-22 Deal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203074941/http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=%2Farticle-xml%2Fawx_06_13_2013_p0-588065.xml |date=3 February 2014}} – Aviationweek.com, 13 June 2013</ref> In 2013, Bell laid off production staff following the US's order being cut to about half of the planned number.<ref name=bell325>Berard, Yamil. "[https://archive.today/20140517165952/http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/05/05/5793642/bell-to-lay-off-325-workers-as.html?rh=1 Bell to lay off 325 workers as V-22 orders decline]". ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]'', 5 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/05/05/5793642/bell-to-lay-off-325-workers-as.html |title=Bell to lay off 325 workers as V-22 orders decline |last1=Berard |first1=Yamil |date=5 May 2014 |website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702060207/http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/05/05/5793642/bell-to-lay-off-325-workers-as.html |archive-date=2 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Production rate went from 40 in 2012 to 22 planned for 2015.<ref name=ain2015-02-25>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Huber |url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2015-02-25/bells-garrison-new-programs-full-speed |title=New Programs at Full Speed |work=Aviation International News |date=25 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302151655/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2015-02-25/bells-garrison-new-programs-full-speed |archive-date=2 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Manufacturing robots have replaced older automated machines for increased accuracy and efficiency; large parts are held in place by suction cups and measured electronically<!--older method is fixing with clamps-->.<ref>Laird, Robbin. "[http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/2015/V-22-Osprey-0827152.html A Hybrid Manufacturer For A Hybrid Airplane]" ''Manufacturing & Technology News'', 27 August 2015 Volume 22, No. 10. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150831071650/http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/2015/V-22-Osprey-0827152.html Archive]</ref><ref>Laird, Robbin. "[http://www.sldinfo.com/the-maturation-of-the-osprey-a-perspective-from-visiting-the-boeing-plant-near-philadelphia/ A Perspective from Visiting the Boeing Plant Near Philadelphia]" ''SLD'', 28 May 2015. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150831074010/http://www.sldinfo.com/the-maturation-of-the-osprey-a-perspective-from-visiting-the-boeing-plant-near-philadelphia/ Archive]</ref>

In March 2014, [[Air Force Special Operations Command]] issued a Combat Mission Need Statement for armor to protect V-22 passengers. NAVAIR worked with a Florida-based composite armor company and the Army Aviation Development Directorate to develop and deliver the advanced ballistic stopping system (ABSS) by October 2014. Costing $270,000, the ABSS consists of 66 plates fitting along interior bulkheads and deck, adding {{convert|800|lb|kg|abbr=on}} to the aircraft's weight, affecting payload and range. The ABSS can be installed or removed when needed in hours and partially assembled in pieces for partial protection of specific areas. As of May 2015, 16 kits had been delivered to the USAF.<ref name="airforcetimes17sep14">[https://archive.today/20140920011939/http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140917/NEWS04/309170042/Air-Force-special-ops-looks-add-armor-firepower-Ospreys Air Force special ops looks to add armor, firepower to Ospreys] – ''Air Force Times'', 17 September 2014</ref><ref name=whittle2015-05-15>Whittle, Richard. "[http://breakingdefense.com/2015/05/afsoc-ospreys-armor-up-after-painful-lessons-learned-in-south-sudan/ AFSOC Ospreys Armor Up After Painful Lessons Learned In South Sudan]" ''Breaking Defense'', 15 May 2015. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150516002422/http://breakingdefense.com/2015/05/afsoc-ospreys-armor-up-after-painful-lessons-learned-in-south-sudan/ Archive]</ref>

In 2015, Bell Boeing set up the V-22 Readiness Operations Center at Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, to gather information from each aircraft to improve fleet performance in a similar manner as the F-35's Autonomic Logistics Information System.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://aviationweek.com/shownews/aliss-children-networked-prognostics-v-22 |title=ALIS's Children: Networked Prognostics For The V-22 |last1=Batey |first1=Angus |date=12 July 2016 |website=Aviation Week & Space Technology |publisher=Penton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713192757/http://aviationweek.com/shownews/aliss-children-networked-prognostics-v-22 |archive-date=13 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Two programs, the ''V-22 Cockpit Technology Replacement'' (VeCToR) and ''Renewed V-22 Aircraft Modernization Program'' (ReVAMP), are being studied to upgrade the aircraft and extend its life. VeCToR would upgrade the cockpit with more modern electronics in the 2030s and 40s, and ReVAMP would be a fuselage life extension program to extend the V-22's service beyond the 2060s.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Eckstein |first=Megan |date=1 May 2024 |title=V-22 Osprey could see second life, with new drive system, wings in 2050s |url=https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/05/01/v-22-osprey-could-see-second-life-with-new-drive-system-wings-in-2050s/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |website=Defense News |language=en}}</ref>