The Osprey is back in the air after being grounded following a crash that killed eight U.S. troops in Japan, but questions remain about its safety.

If an aircraft’s gearbox has more than a ... officials expressed confidence the Osprey would be safe to fly but provided few specifics as to what failed in the deadly November crash.

When it was unveiled in the late 1980s, the Osprey was touted as a hybrid aircraft that can take off and land like a helicopter and fly like a plane. Its birth reportedly came out of the 1979 Iran ...

Luce’s aircraft was flying low to the ground and about 750 feet behind the lead Osprey — three times the safe minimum distance required. Despite being football fields apart, when both Ospreys ...

The Osprey is back in the air after being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight U.S. service members in Japan. But there are still questions Skip to main content ...

Luce’s aircraft was flying low to the ground and about 750 feet behind the lead Osprey — three times the safe minimum distance required. Despite being football fields apart, when both Ospreys ...

Amber Sax’s frustration grew each time she saw a new report of a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashing over the past two years, often taking service members down with it. Sax, the wife of Capt. John ...

The US Navy has ended an operational pause on its troubled fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, allowing flights to resume with inspections of the aircraft. In a statement, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR ...