The V-22 Osprey is a highly capable military aircraft, but its "widowmaker" nickname often prompts people to ask questions ...

The V-22 Osprey is a joint-service, multi-mission, medium-lift rotorcraft. The V-22 is a type of aircraft known as a tiltrotor, which is a unique design for a crewed military aircraft. A tiltrotor ...

Anthony Krockel is a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel whose most recent assignment was as the commodore of Training Air Wing FIVE responsible for undergraduate flight training for the Navy, Marine ...

US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has confirmed the airworthiness of the V-22 Osprey aircraft operated by the US Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy following a comprehensive review released on 12 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ongoing problems with the V-22 Osprey aircraft must be addressed and new systems put in place to prevent deadly accidents, the ...

Longstanding and deadly mechanical problems with the V-22 Osprey have gone unaddressed for years by the joint program office, and it may take a decade to complete recommended fixes, as risks continue ...

In a remote stretch of desert, far from hangars and hardened shelters, a crippled V-22 Osprey sat for months while U.S. personnel quietly turned the crash site into an improvised depot. The aircraft ...

U.S. sailors assigned to the USS Comstock guide a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey during takeoff in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2025. (Sgt. Trent A. Henry/U.S. Marine Corps) On the heels of 12 major ...

CMV-22 Osprey, assigned to the ‘Sunhawks’ of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 50, sits on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), Aug. 13, ...

V-22 officials say they expect the aircraft – like the one shown here flying over the Northern Territory, Australia – to return to full operations in 2026. (Janes/Michael Fabey) Joint Program Office ...

Long-running mechanical, faulty metallic alloys in the Prop-Rotor Gear Box and lack of synergy between the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have compounded the V-22 Osprey’s troubles. Faulty ...