DefenceTalkThe US Marine Corps may ground its entire air fleet for a safety review following the crash of an Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Australia that killed three Marines, a defense official said Monday. The Japan-based Marine MV-22 Osprey crashed Saturday during an exercise off the Australian coast, leaving three service members missing and presumed dead. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-marines-may-ground-aircraft-after-latest-deadly-crash-70257/

DefenceTalkThe US Marines on Monday resumed flights of their controversial Osprey aircraft in Japan, less than a week after a crash off the southern island of Okinawa sparked local protests. Last Tuesday an MV-22 Osprey made what Marines called a “controlled landing” just off the Okinawan coast during a night training flight that left the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-resumes-osprey-flights-in-japan-after-crash-68702/

DefenceTalkTARANTO-GROTTAGLIE AIR BASE, Italy: Members of Special Purpose-Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, or SP-MAGTF Crisis Response, visited Taranto-Grottaglie Air Base, Italy, June 28, to familiarize Italian naval aviation leaders with the MV-22 Osprey and to also celebrate the 100th anniversary of Italian naval aviation. SP-MAGTF Crisis Response is a rotational force of approximately 500 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/crisis-response-marines-familiarize-italian-naval-aviation-with-osprey-48312/