The Marine Corps hope to use the aircraft in a new role escorting mission in high risk areas until next generation 'supercopters' become available. Tests have already fired a range of weapons from the craft.
Daily Mail: The supercopter gets armed: Marine Corps begins testing rockets, guns and missiles on Osprey 'transformer' tiltrotor craft
* Marine Corps hope to use aircraft to escort missions in high risk areas
* Tests have already fired a range of weapons from the craft, including laser guided rockets and guns
The US Marine Corps has begun arming its radical V22 Osprey tiltrotor with rockets, guns and missiles.
The Corps hopes to use the aircraft in a new role escorting missions in high risk areas until next generation 'supercopters' become available.
Tests have already fired a range of weapons from the craft, including laser guided rockets and guns.
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