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V-22 Osprey $50 Million Per Aircraft

Speaking of those pesky Marines again… We’ve already seen some of the cool toys the Navy has received in the last few decades that they still use to this day. We read about the Air Force’s awesome new jet fighter. But how about those Marines? Don’t they deserve a neat, new toy, too? Of course they do, which is where the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey comes into the fray. I bet you noticed the name of this baby, too, didn’t you? That’s right. Bell helicopters and Boeing aircraft, the big dogs in their respective fields, especially when it comes to military contracts, teamed up to give the Marines a special treat. There’s no doubt the Osprey is a very cool, tilt-rotor aircraft (that means it can use a landing strip like a plane or liftoff like a helicopter) that can be used for lots of different types of missions. It also costs between $50-70 million per aircraft. So far, over 150 of them have been made since 2007. But hey, at least it’s got a Rolls Royce engine!