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2010 / Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. A silhouetted V-22 Osprey in the foreground and a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in the background. The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft.