U.S Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 26 have demonstrated air-combat power of its MV-22B Osprey aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Aug. 9, 2022.
![](https://defence-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/7363328.jpg)
According to a press release from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, MAG-26 demonstrated air-combat power they provide to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force by ensuring the five MV-22B Osprey squadrons are ready to deploy at a moment’s notice.
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jvsEFZcQK2s/maxresdefault.jpg)
The MV-22B Osprey is a tiltrotor V/STOL aircraft designed as the medium-lift replacement for the CH-46E Sea Knight assault support helicopter.
![](https://assets.verticalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6957.jpg)
The Osprey can operate as a helicopter or a turboprop aircraft and offers twice the speed, six times the range, and three times the payload of the CH-46E.
![](https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/rfa/mounts-bay/190521-mounts-and-the-osprey/1.jpg?rev=016245cd1e6d46d58df2bd93c5db5cd1)
The Osprey aircraft utilizes tiltrotor technology to combine the vertical performance of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft. With its rotors in vertical position, it can take off, land and hover like a helicopter. Once airborne, it can convert to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight.
![](https://defencyclopedia.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/v22-osprey.jpg?w=1280&h=854&crop=1)