US Military to resume V-22 Osprey operations after safety grounding

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.

“We don't actually know the exact reasons why a number of these have crashed just because we haven't seen the investigation reports,” said Dan Grazier.