Reports: U.S. Osprey aircraft crashes off island in Kagoshima

A U.S. military Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft reportedly crashed in waters off Yakushima island in ... according to a Japan Coast Guard source. The source also said a local fisherman ... Read More

V-22 Osprey aircraft barred from flying more than 30 minutes after eight soldiers die

The Osprey has been grounded for almost three months following a crash that killed eight service members off the coast of Japan ... US military Osprey aircraft with eight soldiers on board crashes ... Read More

U.S. military grounds V-22 Osprey aircraft after Japan crash

The United States said on Wednesday it was grounding its military fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft after a fatal crash last week off the coast of Japan that killed eight people onboard ... Read More

Osprey Safety Investigation Stalls in Congress, Angering Gold Star Families

Congress' probe into the safety of the military's V-22 Osprey last summer following multiple deadly crashes has been stalled for nearly a year, angering Gold Star family members who lost loved ones ... Read More

DOD Identifies 8 Killed in CV-22 Crash Off Coast of Japan

“I am deeply saddened by the loss of eight American troops in a tragic aircraft crash off the coast ... investigation. The United States is grateful to Japan’s Coast Guard, Self-Defense ... Read More

Military pauses Osprey flights again after more metal failures are found in near-crash in November

"A pause in flight training operations allows time and space for us to understand ... similarities to a crash off the coast of Japan in November of last year that killed eight Air Force Special ... Read More

US Air Force says eight airmen were onboard aircraft that crashed off Japan

Eight airmen were onboard the Osprey aircraft that crashed off the coast of Japan, the US Air Force said in a statement ... Japan with eight airmen on board," according to the statement. Read More

Death toll from crash of US Osprey convertible up to six

The death toll from last week’s crash of the US Osprey convertible in Japan last ... one kilometer off the coast of Yakushima Island on November 29. There were eight people on board. Read More

Osprey crash Japan

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

Is the Osprey the most dangerous aircraft in the US military?

providing a vital role for the US military by ferrying troops in and out of combat zones. But the V-22 Osprey has also caused the deaths of 62 service members. A crash in Japan last year grounded ... Read More