This legislation authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to incorporate nacelle improvements into the CMV-22 aircraft fleet. The initiative's core objectives are to significantly enhance the mission readiness and reliability of CMV-22 aircraft, particularly for distributed maritime operations in the Indo-Pacific, and to sustain the Nation's sole tiltrotor industrial base by retaining skilled workers during a critical transition period. Implementation prioritizes these improvement kits for CMV-22 aircraft produced or maintained in fiscal years 2025 and 2026, leveraging existing installation expertise from CV-22 upgrades. The Secretary must coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to preserve supply chain capabilities. Furthermore, the bill mandates a report to Congress within 180 days detailing the integration status, observed performance metrics, and the impact on the tiltrotor industrial base and workforce, with implementation subject to available appropriations.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
CMV–22 Readiness Enhancement and Industrial Sustainment Act
USA119th CongressS-2030| Senate
| Updated: 6/11/2025
This legislation authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to incorporate nacelle improvements into the CMV-22 aircraft fleet. The initiative's core objectives are to significantly enhance the mission readiness and reliability of CMV-22 aircraft, particularly for distributed maritime operations in the Indo-Pacific, and to sustain the Nation's sole tiltrotor industrial base by retaining skilled workers during a critical transition period. Implementation prioritizes these improvement kits for CMV-22 aircraft produced or maintained in fiscal years 2025 and 2026, leveraging existing installation expertise from CV-22 upgrades. The Secretary must coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to preserve supply chain capabilities. Furthermore, the bill mandates a report to Congress within 180 days detailing the integration status, observed performance metrics, and the impact on the tiltrotor industrial base and workforce, with implementation subject to available appropriations.