Osprey – The Defense Post

Dec- 2025 -

15 December

Air

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, board an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 13, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

V-22 Osprey Faces Growing Safety Risks After Deadly Crashes, Reports Find

The US has identified longstanding safety, maintenance, and oversight failures in the V-22 Osprey program after fatal crashes have killed 20 service members since 2022.

Sep- 2025 -

23 September

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing Scores $110M in US, Allied Military Aircraft Contracts

The US Department of Defense has awarded Boeing $110.2 million in contracts to support US and allied military aircraft.

May- 2025 -

1 May

Air

Juster Domingo

Bell, Boeing to Deliver Final CV-22 Osprey Aircraft to US Air Force

The final CV-22 Osprey transport and cargo aircraft has entered production, with its completion coming in the next few months.

Mar- 2025 -

24 March

Air

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt rotor Squadron-263, flies over the Al Anbar province of Iraq during a mission out of Al Asad Air Base.

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy to Receive More Ospreys From Bell, Boeing

The US Department of Defense has awarded Bell Boeing’s Joint Program Office a contract to provide CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the navy.

Dec- 2024 -

10 December

Air

Joe Saballa

US Military Grounds V-22 Ospreys Anew After Recent Near Crash

The US military has suspended all operations of its V-22 Osprey aircraft again following a near-crash in New Mexico late last month.

Nov- 2024 -

19 November

Air

230817-N-TD381-2133 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2023) A CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, returns to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson, Carrier Strike Group 1’s flagship, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Fleet Readiness Depot Accepts First CMV-22B Osprey for Maintenance

The US Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East has inducted the first CMV-22B vertical takeoff and landing system for maintenance as part of its long-term sustainment services for the Osprey family of aircraft.

Oct- 2024 -

18 October

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

China Claims Development of Osprey-Like VTOL Drone With 2-Ton Capacity

China has announced the development of a large tiltrotor drone capable of carrying up to 2 tons of payload at a maximum speed of 340 miles per hour.

Sep- 2024 -

20 September

Air

Christine Casimiro

AFSOC to Deploy CV-22 Ospreys Soon After Grounding Fleet

The Air Force Special Operations Command has announced it will deploy some of its fleet of CV-22 Osprey aircraft in a few weeks for counter-terrorism ops.

Aug- 2024 -

2 August

Air

Joe Saballa

Japan Osprey Crash Due to Pilot’s Decision to Fly Despite Cracked Gears: USAF

The fatal V-22 Osprey crash in Japan in November 2023 was partly the result of a pilot’s poor decision-making, a US Air Force investigation concludes.

Jul- 2024 -

4 July

Air