CV-22 Osprey

1. Dec 1998MilestoneConfirmed

   CV-22 executive critical design review completed

   Boeing’s December 18 release says the review completed that week. Month precision avoids inventing the day of the review. This is a documented named public reference before the 2000 test-aircraft rollout; it is not established as the original CV-22 unveiling.

2. Dec 18, 1998MilestoneConfirmed

   Earliest documented public appearance: Boeing public announcement

   Earliest supported public appearance found in the sources reviewed for this research; not a claim of the first-ever announcement or original unveiling. Earlier evidence may revise this date. Date of Boeing’s named CV-22 design-review press release, not the exact day the review occurred.

3. Jul 25, 2000MilestoneReported

   First test CV-22 unveiled at Fort Worth

   Contemporary Air Force news, preserved in a mailing-list republication, describes the first test and operational CV-22 rollout. This is distinct from the 2006 combat-configured delivery and does not establish the earliest public announcement of the CV-22 designation.

4. Jan 2007First deliveryConfirmed

   First operational CV-22 delivered to AFSOC

   Operational-command delivery; test and training aircraft had been delivered earlier.

5. 2009Initial operating capabilityConfirmed

   CV-22 initial operational capability

The latest 10 milestones. Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

• AE 1107C

  Rolls-Royce

  FieldedEngine

  Two engines.

  Link Confirmed