Amber Sax’s frustration grew each time she saw a new report of a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashing over the past two ...

In the Japan crash, inclusions — or weakened spots — in the metal used for critical gears inside the Osprey’s transmission led to the gearing falling apart inflight and a cascading catastrophic ...

A domestic discovery of unsafe metal components hasn't dissuaded Japan from continuing to operate the U.S.-supplied Osprey military aircraft.

Japan is preparing to fly V-22s with additional flight restrictions following a Friday notification from Naval Air Systems Command, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) said in a release on Saturday.

Japan plans to put its Osprey tiltrotor aircraft back in the air after imposing safety guidelines affecting the aircraft transmissions announced by the U.S. military last week, according to the ...

Is the V-22 Osprey’s gearbox simply high maintenance or a ticking mechanical bomb? Incidents of emergency landings and fatal ...

The latest operational pause for the Osprey aircraft and news of an unknown parts failure come a little more than one year after a deadly Air Force CV-22 incident that occurred in Japan and killed ...

“Ensuring flight safety is the top priority for Osprey flight operations within Japan,” he said, according to a transcript on the ministry’s website. “We will carry out confirmation work ...

A wrecked US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft crash-landed in the sea off Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. REUTERS Safety issues have plagued the Osprey program over the last five years ...

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