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Boeing, Marines, Navy Celebrate $115 Million V-22 Facility

  • Boeing investment accommodates V-22 fuselage production and MV-22 modification programme
  • Allows Ospreys to be delivered with higher quality, efficiency and improved safety

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Interior and exterior improvements for the V-22 production facility increase energy efficiency and incorporate key safety and environmental provisions. The renovated factory includes new wash/de-paint and final paint booths to support a MV-22 modification programme.

PHILADELPHIA. Boeing, the US Marine Corps, US Air Force and US Navy celebrated the transformation of a 350,000-square-foot facility outside Philadelphia into a modern factory where company employees will build fuselages for the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft and modernize the MV-22 fleet for the Marines.

“Boeing’s $115 million investment supports US and international demand for the unrivaled capabilities of the V-22,” said David Koopersmith, Vice President and General Manager, Boeing Vertical Lift. “We started this project two years ago in a mothballed building. Now, it is a state of the art manufacturing center for the only in-service tiltrotor aircraft in the world.”

“We started this project two years ago in a mothballed building. Now, it is a state of the art manufacturing center for the only in-service tiltrotor aircraft in the world”

The new factory will improve safety and productivity, lower operating costs, and reduce Boeing’s environmental impact. It will be home to the Common Configuration – Readiness and Modernization (CC-RAM) programme that standardizes the Marine Corps Osprey fleet by upgrading previously built aircraft to the new Block C configuration. The factory will also house fuselage production for Navy, Air Force, Marines, and international Osprey customers.

 

“The V-22 readiness programme is our number one priority,” said US Marine Corps Col. Matthew Kelly, V-22 Joint Programme Manager. “The CC-RAM programme is key in meeting our readiness goals and returning capable and reliable aircraft to Marine units around the world.”

Boeing employs approximately 4,600 people in Pennsylvania and supports 16,000 direct and indirect jobs in the commonwealth.