The V-22 Osprey is a highly versatile aircraft that experienced a significant rise in serious accidents in 2023 and 2024, the GAO reported Friday.
Longstanding and deadly mechanical problems with the V-22 Osprey have gone unaddressed for years by the joint program office, and it may take a decade to complete recommended fixes, as risks continue ...
The Defense Department should improve information sharing among different services and offices to improve the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft's safety and reduce dangerous or fatal accidents, the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a spate of deadly accidents that have claimed the lives of 20 service members in the past four years, a Navy report acknowledges that the military failed to address a growing ...
The V-22 Osprey is a troop transport with a helicopter's versatility and a turboprop's speed. But the V-22 has crashed several times since becoming operational in 2007, killing over 50 people. The ...
Following major mishaps, the military’s first tiltrotor aircraft program must take “immediate and decisive action” to avoid ...
Summary: The V-22 Osprey, a unique tiltrotor aircraft of the U.S. military, combines the vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of a helicopter with the speed and range of a jet. It serves as a ...
The military's fleet Bell-Boeing V-22 Ospreys will return to flight status after a three-month grounding, relying on new training and maintenance procedures. However, they will fly with no fix for a ...
Ongoing problems with the V-22 Osprey aircraft must be addressed and new systems put in place to prevent deadly accidents, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Friday. File ...
The Defense Department has struggled to fix issues with the tiltrotor V-22 Osprey, which has experienced higher-than-average accident rates and a string of fatal crashes in recent years. (MC3 Amber ...