The tests, which were conducted by the plane's manufacturers, Bell and Boeing, saw the V-22 fired a tube-mounted, 70-millimeter rocket. "The forward-firing demonstration was a great success ...

The V-22 Osprey won't be cleared for all operational ... The fleet of more than 400 Ospreys, built by a JV between Boeing and Textron's Bell arm, was grounded following a fatal crash off Japan ...