Osprey fleet will not be fully mission-capable until at least 2025, official tells Congress

By Abby Shepherd / June 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
A return to full mission capability for the V-22 Osprey fleet is not expected until mid-2025, a senior naval official told members of Congress today. Officials gathered today for a House Oversight and Accountability national security, the border and foreign affairs subcommittee hearing on safety concerns within the V-22 fleet, which has faced scrutiny over the years following several deadly accidents and was recently grounded for three months following a crash off the coast of Japan in November 2023, when...

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