Should the V-22 Osprey be retired?

I see no one here answering this question who appears to have any military experience, so let me chime in, both as a Navy pilot and as an analyst with OSD that covered the V-22 program. While the V-22 has some distinct advantageous, it also comes with some significant baggage. read more

In summary, the V-22 should not be retired, however it should be limited to the one military role it can uniquely perform better than any other military aircraft. The Osprey should be limited to the long range vertical assault and extraction role. read more

Consider, too, that while the V-22 Osprey outclasses the helicopters it is replacing in both range and speed, it also costs more than twice as much. According to BGA AeroWeb, each V-22 Textron sells brings in $69.2 million in revenue. read more

When Marine Corps Major General Clay Comfort retired in 1987, he told friends that one of his post-retirement goals was to kill the V-22 Osprey program. Comfort understood the flaws in the tiltrotor design, having earned a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. read more