phrogdriver said:
The interim fix is a ramp mounted gun. Longer term solutions, some incorporating very high-tech solutions will be incorporated as time goes on. This is what is called "spiral development," where you improve and retrofit improvements as they become feasible.
Phrogdriver is talking about the Block B examples of MV-22B. VMX-22 just received the first examples of Block B aircraft in December.
Other Block B improvements:
Retractable refueling probe
Updated NAV/COM/GPS and MFD's
Rescue hoist
Other good V-22 gouge:
VMM-263 will definetly go live in 2007
East Coast will get 10-13 new MV-22's every year for the next 3-4 years after 2007
HQMC says expect 26-36 MV-22B's annually
VMM-263 goes live first, then VMM-162, then VMM-266. For you kids in HT's there's your plan.
We'll see what that first float looks like