STORY: The fact that the U.S. military continues to fly the V22 Osprey aircraft, despite Japan’s request to ground them until they’re vetted to be safe, is raising concerns in Tokyo. Earlier this week ...
The V-22 Osprey is unique among the world’s aircraft in combining the vertical agility of a helicopter with the speed and range of a turboprop airplane. It accomplishes this feat by tilting its twin ...
Lawmakers questioned Pentagon officials about the aircraft's safety record. After a congressional hearing on Wednesday on safety concerns over the V-22 Osprey, during which a military leader said the ...
Ever look up into the sky and see an aircraft that looks like a cross between a helicopter and an airplane? If you have, there's a good chance it was the V-22 Osprey, a vertical takeoff and landing ...
The US military has lifted the grounding guidance for the military’s V-22 Osprey fleet, roughly three months after the entire fleet was grounded following a deadly Air Force Special Operations crash ...
U.S. Marines land a MV-22 Osprey onto the San Antonio-class amphibious transportation dock New York on June 29, 2023. (Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar/U.S. Marine Corps) The V-22 program office is ...
For more than a month, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command and the Norwegian military have been tackling an unusual and challenging operation: getting a stranded V-22 Osprey out of a nature ...
The CV-22 Osprey, one of the most unusual but fascinating aircraft in the U.S. arsenal, is looking to get back into action after another fatal mishap. A tiltrotor aircraft used to support special ...
The decision comes after eight airmen died in crash off Japan. The Pentagon is expected to lift its flight ban on V-22 Osprey as early as next week, clearing the way for the services to fly the ...
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After the hydraulic line on their V-22 Osprey aircraft ruptured, the four Marines on board had 30 seconds to fix the problem or perish. Following established procedures, when the reset button on the ...