Pentagon wants the V-22 to have MC-12 capability

The DoD has issued a notice to modify the V-22 so that a 18-inch gimbaled multispectral sensor can be lowered from the tilt-rotor’s cargo hold well.

By Peter Gronemann (Flickr: V22-Osprey) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Up to four competing sensor solutions will be tested at the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) tactical demonstration next year.