The U.S. Navy originally planned to replace the C-2A Gridoge with the CMV-2B Osprey tiltrotor to become a new generation of aircraft carrier logistics transport aircraft platform, but the accident at the end of November 2023 caused embarrassment to the U.S. Navy. According to information published on the website of the US "War Zone", the US Navy has given restrictions on the use of the CMV-22 times Osprey, which can only fly within the area of the airport in 30 minutes. Through investigation, it was found that the CV-22B accident of the US Air Force in 2023 was caused by a mechanical failure of the power part at that time, so there was an accident of "plane destruction and death", and the information released by the US Air Force showed that 8 people were killed in the accident.
The grounding of the CV-22B Osprey caused so much so that the deployment of the USS CVN70 Carl Vinson aircraft carrier suffered problems, because all the V-22B series had to be grounded, for which the US Navy could only replace the CMV-22B mission with the C-2A Gridogg fleet logistics transport aircraft, but the C-2A has been included in the decommissioned platform, which has given the US Navy a new problem, without the C-2A series, the CMV-22B cannot perform long-range missions, It will limit the use of US Navy aircraft carriers, especially the delivery of engines for F-35C Lightning II fighters, which will impact the comprehensive combat capability of US Navy aircraft carriers.
The U.S. Navy has planned to replace the USS Reagan with the CVN 73 Washington for a permanent deployment in the Asia-Pacific region, but with the use of F-35C fighter jets, the U.S. Navy is unable to support it with the CMV-22B. In addition to transporting engines, the C-2A of the US Navy is also responsible for the delivery of important people, and it is obvious that if the CMV-22B is used, it will not be able to achieve the task of a distance of more than 500 kilometers, which will make the US Navy aircraft carrier have to operate in the sea area 500 kilometers from the coastline, which is equivalent to making the US Navy aircraft carrier a target for anti-ship missiles. If the C-2A is maintained in service, the U.S. Navy will not have the ability to deliver logistics at night, because the C-2A can only be used during the day.
The United States had many problems when developing the V-22B Osprey, but the United States still insisted on the development and equipment of this platform, and now Japan is bitter and unspeakable, because the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force closely followed the United States and also purchased the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor, which is used for amphibious mobile forces. Japan defines the MV-22B as an "island-grabbing artifact", but now the myth has been shattered, and it is obvious that if the mission range of only 500 kilometers is maintained, the so-called "island-grabbing artifact" will be meaningless. Japan, the only country outside the United States that is equipped with the V-22B, is not happy because its use is extremely limited.
The V-22B was originally a problematic model, but it has not been completely solved so far, and the United States forcibly promoted the development of the platform, which in the end was shooting itself in the foot, and at the same time making Japan pay the price. V-22B Osprey has different models according to the different branches of the military used, the MV-22B series of the United States Marine Corps, the CV-22B of the United States Air Force, and the CMV-22B of the United States Navy.