WASHINGTON — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot's decision to keep flying rather than heed multiple warnings that he should ...

T he crash of an Air Force Osprey aircraft eight months ago in Japan that killed all eight airmen on board was caused by a ...

Congress' probe into the safety of the military's V-22 Osprey last summer following multiple deadly crashes has been stalled ...

Japan requested U.S. Forces Japan ground Osprey transport aircraft, and the JGSDF grounded its own Ospreys amid U.S. Air Force safety concerns.

The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps all grounded their tiltrotor fleets December 6 amid an investigation into what caused a crash of an Air Force CV-22 Osprey off the coast of Japan that killed ...

“Preliminary investigation information indicates a potential materiel failure caused ... Japan grounded its V-22s immediately after the crash. The U.S. initially said it was suspending Osprey ...

The other services are expected to maintain their pauses longer as they look at the cause ... Japan crash, inclusions - or ...

An Air Force Special Operations CV-22B crash in November 2023 off Yakushima Island near Kyushu also added to opposition to Osprey operations in Japan. Plans to base the Ospreys at Saga date back ...

But the V-22 Osprey has also caused the deaths of 62 service members. A crash in Japan last year grounded the entire fleet. We compared accident data for the Osprey with that of its closest rivals ...