Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any better
Read full article: Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any betterInternal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024.
Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishing
Read full article: Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishingThe osprey is in decline in one of its key territories and some scientists blame overfishing of menhaden, an important food for the birds.
US military orders new safety guidelines for key Osprey part after near-crash
Read full article: US military orders new safety guidelines for key Osprey part after near-crashThe military has ordered new safety guidelines for a key part in all Osprey aircraft after a recent accident revealed the same problem that had caused a fatal crash in Japan last year.
Military pauses Osprey flights again after more metal failures are found in near crash in November
Read full article: Military pauses Osprey flights again after more metal failures are found in near crash in NovemberThe Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components were found in a part after another near crash.
Marines give highest noncombat medal to family of Osprey crew chief who died trying to save pilots
Read full article: Marines give highest noncombat medal to family of Osprey crew chief who died trying to save pilotsThe Marine Corps in a ceremony at the commandant’s headquarters has presented their highest noncombat medal to the parents of Cpl. Spencer Collart, who died last year after his V-22 Osprey crashed in Australia.
Ospreys had safety issues long before they were grounded. A look at the aircraft's history
Read full article: Ospreys had safety issues long before they were grounded. A look at the aircraft's historyWhen the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn't reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan.
Search for military personnel continues after Osprey crash off coast of southern Japan
Read full article: Search for military personnel continues after Osprey crash off coast of southern JapanJapanese authorities say they have handed over pieces of the wreckage from an U.S. Air Force Osprey that crashed off southwestern Japan to the U.S. military, as the search continued for seven missing servicemembers.
8 US Marines remain in a hospital after a fiery aircraft crash killed 3 during drills in Australia
Read full article: 8 US Marines remain in a hospital after a fiery aircraft crash killed 3 during drills in AustraliaEight U.S. Marines remain in a hospital in the Australian north coast city of Darwin after they were injured in a fiery crash of tiltrotor aircraft that killed three of their colleagues.
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US airlifts aid to Haiti to reach areas hardest hit by quake
Read full article: US airlifts aid to Haiti to reach areas hardest hit by quakeU.S. military aircraft are ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people hit by the recent earthquake to make it through hurricane season.

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