V-22 Ospreys across the military were grounded for three months after a crash off the Japanese coast killed eight airmen in November.
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft lands on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship last June off the coast of Sydney, Australia. An MV-22 Osprey that had launched from the USS Bonhomme was conducting regularly scheduled operations when it crashed into the water off Australia's east coast August 5.
All V-22 Ospreys were grounded after an Air Force Special Operations Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan in November. The Navy said it's implemented"maintenance and procedural changes" to address the materiel failure that led to November's crash.The Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that can take off and land like a helicopter, but it flies like a plane by rotating its engines. They’re used to carry cargo and personnel.In San Diego, Naval Air Forces Command said the Navy will prioritize safety in returning its aircraft to flight status.