MV-22 from USS Essex lands on BPC Dixmude for certification exercise

The French Navy collected data with a goal of certifying the MV-22 to operate from its Mistral-class helicopter carriers during an exercise with USS Essex off Djibouti on Jul. 5.

During the test, the Osprey had to embark and disembark passengers, refuel and shut down on the deck of BPC Dixmude for the staff from centre d’expérimentations pratiques et de réception de l’aéronautique navale (CEPA) to collect information for the certification process.

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