In 2015 the decision was taken by the Australian Government to form the Royal Australian Marine Corps to serve aboard the new CANBERRA class LHDs. In order to facilitate their amphibious warfare mission, V-22 Ospreys were ordered from their manufacturer Bell Boeing in the United States. Arriving in Australian in 2017, they quickly proved their worth during the West New Guinea intervention of 2020.
1/72 Hobbycraft V-22 Osprey with rotor blades folded and wing swung to the stowed position. This is my first contribution to the board. It is painted from a profile kindly provided by Maverick, some time ago, in a place, far, far away which will remain nameless, from an idea I provided.
(The concept of the "Royal Australian Marine Corps" has been kicking around Australian defence circles for some time with the Army a few years ago being jokingly referred to as "The Australian Army Marine Corps" at a conference I attended on Expeditionary Warfare, because of its taking up the idea of the USMC Marine Expeditionary Force concept to some degree.)
