Pentagon to lift ban on Osprey helicopter flights after fatal crash
- The Pentagon will lift the ban on Osprey V-22 flights next week, nearly three months post a deadly accident off Kagoshima Prefecture.
- Naval Air Systems Command will lift the controversial tilt-rotor aircraft grounding to allow plans for its operation after extensive safety checks.
- Osprey accidents in Japan and Australia are still under investigation, with the U.S. military working to ensure safety before recommencement of flights.
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Pentagon to lift ban on Osprey helicopter flights after fatal crash
The Pentagon will lift its ban on V-22 Osprey flights next week, after the helicopters were grounded last December after a fatal crash. The news comes after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held a high-level meeting and endorses the military’s plan for the helicopters to resume operations, The Associated Press reported. In early December, the Air…
Next week, the United States plans to end its international ban on Osprey military aircraft flights following a fatal crash off the coast of southwestern Japan last November. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved plans to resume Osprey operations during a meeting on Friday. A US military CV22-Osprey aircraft crashed last November off Yakushima Island during a routine training exercise. The crash, which killed eight soldiers, was the de…
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Conservative Daily NewsPentagon To End Months-Long Stand-Down Of Osprey Aircraft Grounded After Series Of Deadly Accidents
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin endorsed plans to lift months-long ban on flying the V-22 Osprey aircraft, The Associated Press reported Friday.
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