Marine Corps Osprey squadrons get AI tool to boost readiness rates

The Marine Corps is extending Virtualitics' Iris artificial intelligence tool to all six stateside MV-22 squadrons in 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, with a seventh to follow after deployment. The renewed readiness-support contract builds on an initial 2025 agreement and uses coordinated AI agents to identify capability gaps and recommend maintenance, supply and scheduling decisions. A scheduling optimizer assesses aircraft availability and the downstream maintenance effects of assigning particular airframes to sorties. The rollout aims to improve Osprey mission-capable rates, but no measured readiness improvement from the expanded Iris deployment has yet been reported.