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Bell Boeing Joint Project Office

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office is the Bell and Boeing partnership that builds the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor for the U.S. military and Japan. ↗

Founded1983 ↗
Department of War obligations$6.4 billion in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗
OwnershipBell and Boeing ↗
Websitewww.bellflight.com/products/bell-boeing-v-22 ↗

Products

  • The V-22 Osprey is the tiltrotor aircraft the partnership builds, with a fleet of 450 aircraft and more than 750,000 flight hours. ↗
  • The MV-22B is the Marine Corps version of the Osprey, fielded in 2007. ↗
  • The CMV-22B is the Navy version of the Osprey, used for carrier onboard delivery. ↗
  • The Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor is a variant concept of the V-22. ↗

Customers

  • The Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy fly the V-22 in combat and humanitarian missions. ↗
  • Japan's Ministry of Defense decided to procure 17 V-22s. ↗