{"id":14521,"date":"2015-04-16T22:39:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T22:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/04\/16\/marines-test-missiles-on-v-22-osprey\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:33:44","slug":"marines-test-missiles-on-v-22-osprey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2015\/04\/16\/marines-test-missiles-on-v-22-osprey\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines test missiles on V-22 Osprey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The future of MV-22B Osprey technology may be fast arriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late March, <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Late last month, <\/span>the Marine Corps teamed <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">up <\/span>with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to test-fire a precision-guided missile from an airborne Osprey. In a unique twist, the air crew coordinated the shoot with ground troops operating <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">on the ground via <\/span>handheld tablet technology. The PCAS, short for persistent close air support system, was featured at Talon Reach, a regular exercise conducted in the southwestern U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the demonstration, a joint terminal attack controller used the mapping software on his tablet to identify a target near an unmanned truck and then communicate its position to a PCAS module inside the Osprey, DARPA officials explained in a recent news release. Troops in the air and on the ground then confirmed the shot before the Osprey fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The munition was a nonexplosive version of the tube-launched AGM-176 Griffin missile. It traveled about 4.5 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The length of time from initiation by the JTAC to missile impact on target was just over four minutes \u2014 even better than PCAS&#8217; goal of six minutes, and more than seven times faster than the half hour or more it can take using current methods that rely on voice directions and paper maps,&#8221; DARPA&#8217;s news release states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials are touting this enhanced communication and accuracy as another major leap forward for the Osprey and the Marines&#8217; ability to quickly plan and execute missions. Lt. Gen. John Davis, the service&#8217;s <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Marines&#8217; <\/span>deputy commandant for aviation, referenced the demonstration <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">mentioned the testing <\/span>during a <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">round-table <\/span>discussion in mid-April at the Sea-Air-Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> on Tuesday<\/span>. Using tablets to link Marines on the ground with those inside an aircraft is becoming almost commonplace among those who&#8217;ve trained with such technology, he said. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">The demonstrations were, he said just one aspect of the futuristic modifications being made to the V-22 platform in training.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 27, Marines observed a demonstration of the DARPA&#8217;s persistent close air support system, according to a news release from the agency. The PCAS demonstration had been incorporated into Talon Reach, a multi-annual infantry and aviation exercise which took place in the southwestern United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system used tablets and mapping technology to help officials on the ground and in the air closely coordinate in real time in order to achieve heightened accuracy in planning and executing missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the demonstration, according to the release, a joint terminal attack controller from the Marines&#8217; infantry officers course used a tablet to identify a target position near an unmanned truck and communicate the position to a PCAS module inside an Osprey, allowing air and ground teams to confirm the shot and execute the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Osprey then fired a non-explosive version of a tube-launched precision-guided AGM-176 Griffin missile at a distance of 4.5 miles in order to support another Osprey pilot whose aircraft had gone down in the scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The length of time from initiation by the JTAC to missile impact on target was just over four minutes\u2014even better than PCAS&#8217; goal of six minutes, and more than seven times faster than the half hour or more it can take using current methods that rely on voice directions and paper maps,&#8221; DARPA officials said in the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the discussion at Sea Air Space, Davis said use of tablets to link Marines on the ground with Marines inside the aircraft was becoming familiar and even expected among troops who trained with versions of the technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">We&#8217;ve got a lieutenant out there from the infantry officers course with tablets, basically pumping video from three different assets around theater to those lieutenants out in the objective area,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They&#8217;ve all got their tablets, and b<\/span>Bottom line,&#8221; Davis said, &#8220;they&#8217;re acting like this is standard gear.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A resource-constrained environment, Davis said, had yielded a benefit to the Marine Corps by forcing leaders to find new and creative ways to do more with the gear available to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Bottom line, constrained environment leads to better thinking,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He called the PCAS test a positive byproduct of the service&#8217;s otherwise challenging fiscal constraints. When money is tight, leaders are forced to find new and creative ways to do more with the gear available to them, Davis said, adding it &#8220;leads to better thinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The general also hopes <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">In addition to the recent Osprey testing, Davis said, he wanted <\/span>to see the service maximize resources by developing a mid-air refueling capability for the Osprey. With it, these passenger and cargo transports would double as aerial tankers, a function performed now by the Marine Corps&#8217; fleet of KC-130J Hercules. This would enable them to regularly fly<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">ing<\/span> about 2,000 miles, he said.<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> in the Osprey<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> with tanker systems providing mid-air refueling, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the way they now did with the KC-130J Super Hercules<\/span>. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">The Marine Corps has <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">He said the Corps had <\/span>requested funding for a V-22 refueling package<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> for its fleet of V-22s in order meet that goal<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">&#8220;So now we&#8217;ll have V-22s that can fly &#8230;basically extend the range and breadth of those assault support assets, flying across the battle space at 280 knots,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These ideas are <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Ideas including arming the Osprey and adding a tanker refueling option were <\/span>among several concepts outlined <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">put forward <\/span>in the Marine Corps&#8217; 10-year aviation plan, released last fall. 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