US Navy to replace Greyhounds with Ospreys in Japan | IHS Jane's 360
The United States Navy (USN) is to deploy the CMV-22B version of the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to Japan from 2021 to replace its outdated C-2 Greyhounds, Kyodo news agency reported on 30 August.
The USN Greyhounds are currently based at the Naval Air Facility Atsugi, west of Tokyo, but are attached to the USS Ronald Reagan , which has its home port at Yokosuka.
The CMV-22B version of the Osprey has additional fuel tanks that enable it to conduct cargo resupply operations for carrier groups. The aircraft are expected to be based at the US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.