Marine Corps receives final MV-22B Osprey, ends production

The United States Marine Corps has received its final MV-22B Osprey, marking the end of production for the tiltrotor aircraft after nearly two decades. The delivery, which took place on July 28, 2026, in Amarillo, Texas, completes the program's original acquisition plan and shifts the service's focus to sustaining and modernizing its existing fleet for the next thirty years.

The hybrid aircraft, which takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter but flies with the speed and range of a fixed-wing airplane, has become central to Marine Corps operations. Since reaching initial operational capability in 2007, the fleet has logged more than 686,500 flight hours across 114 deployments, supporting combat missions, medical evacuations, and humanitarian assistance worldwide. The Osprey now provides 75 percent of all Marine rotary-wing assault support.

Lt. Gen. William Swan, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, stated that the aircraft has fundamentally reshaped how the Marine Air-Ground Task Force operates. He said the MV-22B provides commanders with decision-making flexibility through its speed and reach, connecting ships, bases, and distributed forces in unprecedented ways. Marine...