US Military to resume V-22 Osprey operations after safety grounding
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Safety concerns have kept the military's fleet of around 400 aircraft grounded for nearly three months.
The U.S. military will take its first step in getting its V-22 Osprey back in the skies.
The news comes after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin endorsed a plan for a measured return to operations.
Safety concerns have kept the military's fleet of around 400 aircraft grounded for nearly three months following a deadly crash in Japan that killed eight U.S. servicemembers.
From March 2022 to November 2023, 20 U.S. servicemembers have died in four Osprey crashes.
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