Marine Corps Completes MV-22B Production, Shifting Focus to Fleet Sustainment

The U.S. Marine Corps received its 359th and final MV-22B Osprey on July 28, 2026, completing the aircraft’s Program of Record and bringing production deliveries to a close. The milestone marks a transition for the program: the immediate focus on completing the planned aircraft fleet gives way to the longer-term challenge of keeping those aircraft operational, safe, and effective. The source does not identify a new award, solicitation, contract vehicle, or vendor associated with the completion announcement.

The Corps plans to operate the MV-22B fleet through 2055, making sustainment and modernization relevant well beyond the end of production. Identified areas of work include nacelle wiring and prop-rotor gear-box improvements, configuration standardization, safety efforts, and component redesign. These needs provide industry with an indication of the technical domains that may shape future requirements, but they should not be read as evidence that a specific procurement is currently open.

For contractors, the change in program phase suggests that opportunities may increasingly involve lifecycle support rather than new-aircraft delivery. Companies with relevant aviation maintenance, engineering, systems integration, safety, and component redesign capabilities can assess their alignment with the stated work areas and monitor announcements from the V-22 Joint Program Office and Headquarters Marine Corps. The source provides no dollar amounts or schedule for future efforts, so companies should distinguish this strategic signal from a funded requirement or near-term bid opportunity.

The Marine Corps’ stated objective is to preserve the Osprey’s operational utility over its planned service life. Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. William Swan said, “It is our responsibility to carry this legacy forward and ensure this aircraft remains ready, relevant, safe and lethal for the fight ahead.” For the GovCon market, that emphasis points to a sustained lifecycle-management challenge: maintain fleet readiness while addressing safety, reliability, and configuration needs across an established aircraft inventory. The final delivery is therefore both a production milestone and a signal to track potential follow-on sustainment and modernization planning.

• The Marine Corps received the 359th and final MV-22B on July 28, 2026.
• The delivery completes the aircraft’s Program of Record and ends production deliveries.
• The Corps plans to operate the MV-22B fleet through 2055.
• Identified potential work areas include nacelle wiring and prop-rotor gear-box improvements.
• Other stated needs include configuration standardization, safety work, and component redesign.
• The announcement identifies no contract value, solicitation, award, vendor, or contract vehicle.
• Contractors can use the named work areas to assess capabilities in sustainment, engineering, safety, and redesign.
• Monitor the V-22 Joint Program Office and Headquarters Marine Corps for future requirements; the announcement itself is not an open solicitation.