Pentagon Knew About Flaws In Osprey Aircraft Nearly A Decade Before Fatal Crash
The Pentagon was aware of mechanical defects in the Osprey aircraft for about a decade before the crashes, Military.com reported Thursday. The Air Force's Osprey program, a fleet of aircraft that use tilt-rotor propellers to take off vertically like a helicopter and fly horizontally like a plane, has been plagued by technical and safety problems […]
Pentagon To End Months-Long Stand-Down Of Osprey Aircraft Grounded After Series Of Deadly Accidents
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has endorsed a plan to lift a months-long grounding of the V-22 Osprey, the Associated Press reported Friday, citing U.S. officials. Representatives of the military that operates the controversial tiltrotor plane announced plans to return it to service in a safe and methodical manner at a meeting at the Pentagon on […]
Boeing needs more Chinook, Osprey orders to keep Delco helicopter assembly lines running
Boeing helicopter executives say the company needs more orders or plans to close two major assembly lines at the Ridley Park complex on the Delaware River, the largest heavy industry employer in the Philadelphia area. says he will have to. . Boeing Vice President Heather McBryan, who is leading the program, said production of the […]
