USMC tests new weapons on MV22 Ospreys

[CougarKing]

Ospreys with a punch similar to Cobras?

Navy Times

The Marines Are Testing New Weapons on MV-22 Ospreys
David Larter, Navy Times 5:26 p.m. EDT May 16, 2016


The Marines are aiming to make their MV-22 Ospreys more lethal and faster, the service's top aviator said Monday.

The Marine Corps is testing a variety of weapons and sensors on its tiltrotor aircraft in order to get the most out of the platform, said Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, deputy commandant for aviation.

"We're looking at the same kinds of systems as you'd find in the UH-1Y [Venom and AH-1] Cobras," he said during a panel discussion at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space conference outside Washington.

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[brihard]

OK, that could be bloody cool. My understanding is that the speed of the Osprey makes it difficult to keep up with it with gun platforms. If they were to have some designated fire support platforms with the speed and range of the transports, that could be a pretty potent piece of kit...

 

[Dissident]

AC-22 Baby Spectre?
AHC-22(?) King Cobra?
MVC-22 Super Commanche?