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.

Problem After Problem for the Osprey. In a 2025 article on The Air Current, a publication that focuses on air safety ...

The U.S. military insists V-22’s revolutionary tiltrotor technology is vital to the demands of modern warfare, giving the Osprey the capability to fly faster and higher than helicopters, the ...

The V-22 was grounded by the U.S. military following the Nov. 29, 2023 Air Force CV-22 crash. That flight, operating as “Gundam 22,” crashed off the coast of Japan, killing all eight crew members.

Aug. 28 (UPI) --At the weekend, a V-22 Osprey aircraft crashed on Melville Island north of Darwin in Australia. Of the 23 U.S. Marine Corps personnel onboard, three died, five were taken to Darwin ...

The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations. News Today's news ...

THE V-22 OSPREY IS AN UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT. The V-22 Osprey isn’t your run-of-the-mill helicopter. Instead of one main rotor on top of the fuselage, the V-22 has two on its wings.

The V-22 Osprey has a fixed wing with two engines that pivot so the V-22 can fly like a plane, or hover and move like a helicopter. Admit it. You’ve never seen anything like the Osprey.

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 troubled V-22 Osprey can't seem to be able to catch a break, as the tiltrotor will have to wait until 2026 before the flight restrictions are lifted and. Home; Military Aviation.

The U.S. military is grounding its entire fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft after investigators came to suspect a materiel failure, rather than human error, caused one to crash Nov. 29 off the coast ...