U.S. forces said Wednesday they resumed flights of their Ospreys in Japan after temporarily grounding all their tilt-rotor aircraft worldwide due to safety concerns.
A U.S. Marine Corps spokesperson said the flight resumption for the MV-22 transport planes came "after a thorough fleet review conducted during the operational pause."
An MV-22 took off around 10:13 a.m. from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan and landed 15 minutes later, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry's local branch.
Earlier this week, the Marine Corps said they were implementing a 96-hour operational pause for nonessential flight operations from Friday, based on the Naval Air Systems Command's recommendation following a recent precautionary landing of a CV-22.
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force has also suspended operations of its 17 U.S.-made V-22s.
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kwatt
I just wonder pilots don't complain about resuming flights amid all Ospreys are suspended in America due to dangerous.
Fos
It is a media stunt. The big US military industrial complex need to sustain their growth and won't allow any loss of faith. And then you wonder why Wall Street and Nasdaq in the USA are on all time high when the top arms manufacturers are all Americans. Japan government and his people are led to believe that China is a danger. We know that having good relationships with neighbors is a good chance of economic recovery and more growth. The anti-Beijing hysteria is clearly being led by the United States which is not concerned that China will attack other countries, but is worried that its world hegemony is being challenged.
dobre vam zajebava
just business thing.
faulty US aircarft MUST FLY so sales may go on.
USA dont want bad image of their faulty weapons.
who cares about japanese public,whatever...