Aircraft
Cobham Develops MV-22B Aerial Refueling Capability
The company said it will begin delivering the palletized V-22 Aerial Refueling System to the U.S. Marine Corps in 2018.
The MV-22B equipped with a palletized aerial refueling system will support the F-35B Lightning II. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)
The MV-22B equipped with a palletized aerial refueling system will support the F-35B Lightning II. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

Cobham announced a contract from the Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office to develop a palletized aerial refueling system for U.S. Marine Corps’ MV-22B Ospreys. The Marines will use the tiltrotor to extend the operational range and loiter times of the F-35B Lightning II and F/A-18 Hornet.