US Naval Air Systems Command Grounds V-22 Ospreys After New Incident Written 10 December 2024
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A V-22 in a compact storage configuration. | Lt. Col. Kevin Gross, USMC; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Aerotime reports, “The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has issued an operational pause for all Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flights across the US Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force as of December 6, 2024. The decision, first reported by AP, follows a precautionary landing of a US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) CV-22 Osprey on November 20, 2024, at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, likely due to a material failure.”
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