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Un petit article qui va faire plaisir à Nico2
And even those who applaud the Marines' deployment decision remain uncertain about some of the production expectations for the Osprey. Cost and especially capability are pillars that buttress the Marines' support for the V-22. The service says the Ospreys will save it money it will no longer have to spend on the upkeep of its aging helicopter fleet.
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http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/V22050107.xml&headline=V-22%20debate%20continues%20despite%20deployment%20decision
C'est sur que la flotte de CH-46, non seulement elle coûte cher, elle est hors d'âge, les appareils sont trop petits et trop peu performants, avec une autonomie ridicule.
Mais tout de même, j'attends de voir ce fameux déploiement en Irak afin de vérifier si l'argent est mieux utilisé, et surtout si ça se passe bien niveau opérationnel.
Comtpe tenu des tests & évaluations très poussées, je suis confiant.
Mais tout de même, les problèmes budgétaires refont surface…
"The only serious remaining questions concern the budget," the April report says. "New programs, especially expensive ones, face a difficult budget future.
"It does not help that Osprey unit costs have hit 70 something million; that's a great source of cash and political notoriety," the report says.
Besides, the report says, the aircraft is already in production and 200 Ospreys, MV-22s, is a good minimum, the Teal Group argues.
As for the 360 the Marines want, the Teal Group gives the service a 3-1 shot.
"There is still talk of a multiyear procurement contract," the Teal Group says. "We think it has a very good chance. Plus-ups might continue for another year or two also."
Special Operations Command will be good for another 50-plus aircraft, too, the Teal Group says. "The Navy could get 40 MV-22s for support and rescue (it no longer wants HV-22s), although the service is focusing its requirements around the MH-60R/S and E-2 for now, and doesn't plan to make a V-22 decision until 2010 or beyond," the report says.
The idea of the Air Force getting some combat SAR Ospreys to replace its HH-60G fleet looks dormant, replaced by the difficult CSAR-X program and the problematic HH-47 decision. But if the CV-22 matures as planned, they could easily take away some of that mission, the report says."
Ca évolue, plutôt dans le bon sens donc
Le V-22 Osprey semble trouver de nouveaux débouchés… les anciens appareils (type CH-46, CH-53, et les Blackhawk/Pavehawk/Seahawk aussi) semblent avoir du soucis à se faire
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Comme je l'avais dit sur ce topic, le déploiement était envisagé à l'été 2007, et bien Pit tu viens nous informer que les prévisions semblent exactes, le V-22 entrera en opérations en 2007 
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