The V-22 Osprey program is the largest scandal in the U.S. military.  Some 40 years ago, the Marines expressed a desire for an airplane that could land and take-off vertically like a helicopter. Several prototypes failed, including the latest model - the V-22 Osprey. However, a political caucus developed in the U.S. Congress to support funding. They joined forces with major contractors, Boeing and Bell, to keep the program going and hired retired Marine Generals to help hide flaws.

Unfortunately, the media lacks experts who understand how corrupt the weapons' procurement process has become. Reporters are happy to submit news releases from Bell-Boeing as news reports, and quote lies as facts. Those that refuse are reassigned by editors after a deluge of complaints from Marine Generals. As a result, G2mil produced a dozen articles over the years about this scandal. These are posted here along with the few insightful news stories.

Jun 2008 - V-22s Fail in Iraq - coming soon

Feb 2008 - Why Tiltrotors Fail - a flawed design

Sep 2007 - A Flying Shame - a Time magazine expose

Jun 2007 - Internal USMC Message - about V-22 flaws

Mar 2007 - Commandant Says V-22s Will Crash - ready to battle critics

Nov 2006 - V-22 Videos - the Osprey wobbles

Nov 2005 V-22 Fails OPEVAL - a cover-up ensues

Oct 2004 - V-22 Costs Soar - costs four times more than helos

July 2004 - Osprey or Albatross - the V-22 scam

Jan 2004 - The V-22 Continues to Fail - but still funded

Dec 2003 - Why the V-22 is Unsafe - IDA analysis

Jun 2003 - Waiting for the Next V-22 Crash - soaring costs too

Oct 2002 - V-22 Update - this scandal just grows and grows

Apr 2002 - Keeping the V-22 Alive - the biggest scandal in US military history

Jul 2001 - MV-22 Lies - keeping a failed program funded

Feb 2001- The V-22 Fiasco - too dangerous for combat