The US Navy has retired the Grumman C-2A Greyhound, which served as the carrier onboard delivery (COD) aircraft for 60 years, and replaced it with the Bell Aircraft Corporation CMV-22B, a modified version of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. The Greyhound, a twin-engine turboprop designed for catapult launches and arrested landings on aircraft carriers, was retired after its final two aircraft performed their last carrier landings and catapult launches aboard the USS Nimitz on June 25. The CMV-22B offers significant advantages over the Greyhound, including a wider cargo bay that can transport F-35C engine modules without disassembly, vertical takeoff and landing capabilities that allow it to service smaller surface combatants and remote outposts directly, and the ability to perform vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operations. While the CMV-22B has a lower payload capacity (6,000 pounds vs. the Greyhound's 10,000 pounds), it provides greater operational flexibility and supports the Navy's shift toward distributed maritime operations. The transition faced challenges, including initial reliability issues with the Osprey's ice protection system and a temporary grounding of the entire V-22 fleet following a fatal Air Force CV-22B crash in November 2023, which forced the Navy to temporarily reactivate some Greyhounds. Despite these setbacks, the Navy plans to operate a fleet of 44 CMV-22Bs to support carrier strike groups, emphasizing the aircraft's role in sustaining fifth-generation fighter jets across dispersed fleet formations. The CMV-22B's shared airframe with the Marine Corps' MV-22B enables logistical efficiencies, allowing it to transport F-135 engine modules used by both the Navy's F-35C and Marine Corps' F-35B variants. This transition represents a strategic shift in naval logistics, moving from a carrier-centric model to a more flexible, decentralized network that enhances the Navy's ability to project power across contested theaters.

Turboprop is already painted in Paraguayan Air Force colors, while Belgium has ordered five aircraft for special operations support

A new strip for the JRBAF, Tanis for TBMs, Autoland for Epics, and new roles at NBAA ahead of BACE.

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The U.S. will transfer three King Air turboprop planes equipped for maritime domain awareness operations to the Philippine Coast Guard, the Pentagon announced Monday. Technology ...

The new wing will add 4,000 sq ft of space to the OAS footprint in Wichita.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The U.S. will transfer three King Air turboprop planes equipped for maritime domain awareness operations to the Philippine Coast Guard, the Pentagon announced Monday. Technology ...

A Tu-95 “Bear” strategic bomber used to employ air launched cruise missiles at civilian targets in Ukraine, has crashed during a training flight in the far eastern Russian Amur region, killing at least six out of seven crewmembers. The subsonic turboprop warplane is not capable of delivering the hypersonic Kh-47 Kinzhal air launched ballistic missile, but menaces Ukraine with nearly all other heavy aerial ordnance in Kremlin stockpiles.

Deutsche Aircraft has taken a huge leap towards serial production of its D328eco regional turboprop with the opening of its Leipzig/Halle Airport facility.

Flight review of the MOSAIC-compliant backcountry turboprop Cub.