Boeing Phantom Badger Certified for V-22 Transport

Apr 8, 2014 ASDNews Source : The Boeing Company

    Versatility offers more deployment options to warfighters

After a series of successful tests, the U.S. Navy last month certified that the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Phantom Badger combat support vehicle can be transported inside a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. That is another step toward providing warfighters with more options to deploy the versatile vehicle.

The tests included form-fit checks, pressure tests and structural evaluations exceeding four G-forces.

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