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I flew on the most feared aircraft in the US military (my cameraman refused)

This video documents my firsthand experience flying on the V-22 Osprey with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, exploring the truth ...

2 No-Brainer Defense Stocks to Buy With $500 Right Now

Priced at $15.8 billion in market capitalization, Textron stock sells for an unassuming 19 times trailing earnings. Although ...
Captain Electro on MSN

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a Toyota-backed hairdryer that actually works

Joby Aviation crushed 2025 with 50,000 flight miles and a Toyota-backed victory lap in Japan. The S4 is fast, quiet, and real ...
UPI

Military's V-22 Osprey aircraft problems persist, GAO finds

Dec. 12 (UPI) --The V-22 Osprey is a highly versatile aircraft that experienced a significant rise in serious accidents in 2023 and 2024, the Government Accountability Office reported Friday. The ...
Bloomberg L.P.

V-22 Osprey Accidents Soared In Last Two Years, Watchdog Says

The Pentagon’s troubled V-22 Osprey program recorded more serious accidents in each of the last two fiscal years than the average during any of the previous eight years, congressional auditors said, ...
Military Times

V-22 Osprey at risk of more ‘catastrophic’ mishaps, Navy review finds

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 ...
Defense One

New GAO, Navy reports warn of serious V-22 Osprey safety risks, with some fixes stretching into 2030s

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 ...
USNI

New V-22 Mishap Reviews Find Material Issues with Osprey, Poor Communication Between Services

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, ...
USNI

Navy and GAO Reports: V-22 Osprey Program

This Comprehensive Review (CR), initiated by NAVAIR in September 2023, is based on the authority of Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, in ensuring the airworthiness of Naval aircraft. This covers ...
Flightglobal

Material failure involved in more than half of serious Osprey safety incidents since 2021

Material failure was either the cause of or contributing factor in more than half of the serious safety incidents involving the US military’s fleet of Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors in recent ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Navy and GAO Reports Fault Material Issues, Poor Coordination Between Services for V-22 Osprey Troubles

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 ...
Jane's Information Group

NAVAIR review uncovers safety and readiness issues in V-22 tiltrotor

The MV-22B Osprey is shown here with the Intrepid Tiger II (V)4 (IT II) electronic warfare payload. (US Navy) A review initiated by US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in September 2023 has found ...