Navy, Air Force, Marines Ground Some V-22 Ospreys

An MV-22B Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), takes off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) during routine flight operations on Aug. 25, 2021. US Navy Photo

The three services that fly the V-22 Osprey last week grounded some of their fleets due to ongoing issues with the tilt-rotor aircraft’s hard clutch.

In a memo, the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps established a flight hour maximum for the aircraft’s...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/06/navy-air-force-marines-ground-some-v-22-ospreys

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