Navy Ignored Osprey Safety Risks for Decade, Report Says
The V-22 Osprey program has seen a 36% to 88% increase in serious accident rates in 2023–2024, with safety risks unresolved for nearly a decade, GAO and Navy reports found.
- Published Dec 12, 2025, a Naval Air Systems Command review found the V-22 Osprey is accumulating safety risk and urged immediate action, warning risks will ultimately occur if unaddressed.
- The V-22 Joint Program Office failed to manage risks timely, allowing issues to accumulate, while the V-22 Osprey's complex design and parts 70% older than other Navy planes worsened problems.
- In fiscal years 2023 and 2024, GAO reported 18 serious accidents involving the V-22 Osprey, with incident rates 36%–81% higher than previous years, and requiring 100% more unscheduled maintenance.
- The report recommends creating a readiness and safety steering board, initiating a midlife upgrade program, and GAO urged Defense Secretary and service leaders to refine joint risk processes; the Pentagon agreed and said it would incorporate these into Osprey policies.
- Investigators linked proprotor gearbox and clutch systems to fatal crashes, citing a manufacturing defect traced to 2006 that went unassessed until March 2024, including the November 2023 Air Force CV-22 crash off Japan.
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