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GAO: Services aren’t sharing information on longtime Osprey problems

Government auditors said known problems with the Osprey have gone unresolved for years and in some cases at least a decade.

By Stephen Losey

9 days ago

V-22 Osprey at risk of more ‘catastrophic’ mishaps, Navy review finds

Following major mishaps, the military’s first tiltrotor aircraft program must take “immediate and decisive action” to avoid more loss, a review found.

By Hope Hodge Seck

10 days ago

US Navy recovers helicopter, jet that crashed in South China Sea

The service on Friday salvaged an F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk helicopter that crashed in the South China Sea on Oct. 26.

11 days ago

Marines seek Osprey-portable GPS landing system for austere airfields

In the austere outpost of the future, the Corps wants its aircraft to land on a functioning airfield 90 minutes after the required equipment is flown in.

By Hope Hodge Seck

3 weeks ago

Navy tries to recover helicopter, jet that crashed in South China Sea

A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz went down less than an hour apart on Oct. 26.

4 weeks ago

Recent data shows significant spike in US military aircraft accidents

Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier.

5 weeks ago