The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft.
The V-22 originated from the United States Department of Defense Joint-service Vertical take-off/landing Experimental (JVX) aircraft program started in 1981. The team of Bell Helicopter and Boeing Helicopters was awarded a development contract in 1983 for the tiltrotor aircraft. The Bell Boeing team jointly produce the aircraft. The V-22 first flew in 1989, and began flight testing and design alterations; the complexity and difficulties of being the first tiltrotor intended for military service in the world led to many years of development.
Ghost Recon
The V-22 Osprey is a VTOL in use by The Ghosts.
During the Cuban Conflict, the Ghosts were tasked with destroying the wreckage of a crashed Marine Corps Opsrey in Operation: Jaguar Maze.
A V-22 was shot down during the Sri Lankan mission, forcing The Ghosts and the crew to fight to a new landing zone in Mission: Jungle Crashsite.
Following the Raven's Rock coup and the restructuring of The Ghosts into the Group for Specialized Tactics (GST), the team was given dedicated air support and used a V-22 to travel to Libya.
Trivia
- Sam Fisher, the character in another Ubisoft Tom Clancy franchise, uses a V-22 in the games as his primary transportation, until Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Appearances
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Predator
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Choke Point
| Ghost Recon Vehicles & Drones | |
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| Ground Vehicles | M1 Abrams • M1126 Stryker • M2 Bradley • M109 • M113A2 ADATS • HMMWV • Ghost Truck • Jeep Armored SUV • Armored APC • T-62 • T-72 • T-80 • T-90 • T98 MBT • BTR-90 • BMP-2 • T86 IFV UAZ-469 • GAZ-66 • GAZ Tigr • WZ551 APC • 2S3 Akatsiya • 9K35 Strela-10 • PVRU SAM Launcher • FAV • 4x4 (Unidad) • Military Truck |
| Aircraft | UH-60 Black Hawk • MH-60K Black Hawk • V-22 Osprey • Kestrel • V8-99 Sphinx Aurora • CH-47F Chinook • OH-58D Kiowa • AH-6 Little Bird • AH-64 Apache Helicopter AH-1 SuperCobra • RC-12 • Mi-24 Hind • Mi-8 Helicopter • WZ-9 Gunship • Ka-60 |
| Drones | UAV Drone • Drone • M.U.L.E. • Warhound • Hammer drone • SUGV • DAR • GGT HD-MG • HD-SR • Bodark drone • UGCV drone • Heavy • VAR-SV • VAR-KP • VAR-RU LAZO • ZAR-V |