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Military pauses Osprey flights again after near crash

It's the latest setback for the embattled aircraft, whose safety problems have grown and which lawmakers recently urged be grounded once more.

By Tara Copp, AP

7 months ago

Lawmakers press Pentagon to re-ground Ospreys over safety issues

The Osprey has been in more than 21 major accidents, many of which can be tied back to choices made in its design.

By Tara Copp, AP

7 months ago

Military prepares to brief a plan to get its V-22 Ospreys flying again

The military services on Friday will lay out plans to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for addressing safety concerns stemming from a fatal 2023 crash.

16 months ago

Pentagon grounds some F-35s after ejection on Texas runway

The F-35 Joint Program Office told services a fuel tube failure may have caused an F-35B's crash, which has now led to some fighters being grounded.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

No end in sight on C-130H groundings; other planes fill in on mobility

The Air Force is finding workarounds to keep carrying out mobility missions while many C-130Hs are grounded due to concerns over propeller assembly cracks.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Air Force grounds most C-130Hs due to cracked propeller barrels

It's uncertain how long it will take Air Mobility Command to replace all the defective propeller assemblies that have grounded most C-130H planes.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago