The CV-22 Osprey Has Grown Unpopular Despite the flexibility that Osprey offers the three services, in just over three decades from 1991 to 2023, there had been thirty-seven accidents involving V-22s.

The CV-22 can perform missions that normally would require both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The CV-22 takes off vertically and, once airborne, the nacelles (engine and prop-rotor group ...

In the latest Mar. 19 test over the North Sea with the AFSOC’s CV-22B Osprey, the Luftwaffe said in an Instagram post on Mar. 22, 2025: “On Wednesday, we refueled a CV-22 Osprey of the US Air ...

In a wide ranging interview with FlightGlobal, the three-star general in charge of US Air Force special operations outlined ...

The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has grounded all 52 of its CV-22 Ospreys until further notice because of an "increased number of safety incidents" involving a mishap with the ...

[Courtesy: U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Xavier Lockley] Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has resumed CV-22 Osprey flight operations following a more than two-week stand down.

[Courtesy: Naval Air Systems Command] Two days after Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) grounded its fleet of CV-22 aircraft following incidents involving the aircraft’s clutch ...

Their CV-22 Osprey, flying as “Gundam 22,” crashed off Yakushima Island in Japan, killing all eight crew members. The remains of seven of the eight crew members have been recovered so far.

The CV-22, assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, was involved in a training exercise when the emergency happened. The aircraft experienced a “hard clutch engagement”, which prompted ...