Future USS John F. Kennedy kicks off topside catapult testingCar-like carriages weighing up to 80,000 pounds are being launched off the carrier to test its jet catapult system.By Diana Stancy7 weeks ago
Pentagon to lift Osprey flight ban after fatal Air Force crashThe Osprey has been grounded following a Nov. 29 Air Force Special Operations Command crash in Japan that killed eight service members.By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP2 months ago
Air Force ends effort to recover final member of downed Osprey’s crewMaj. Eric "Doc" Spendlove's body remains missing.By Courtney Mabeus-Brown4 months ago
How the Navy is dealing with a military-wide grounding of OspreysWith the Osprey out of commission, officials say carriers have other options for ferrying people and supplies on and off the ships.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 months ago
Ospreys had history of safety issues long before they were groundedMore than 50 troops have died in Osprey accidents since the early 1990s.By Tara Copp, AP5 months ago
Air Force recovers bodies of 6 airmen killed in Osprey crash in JapanThe search continues for the remains of two more missing airmen.By Tara Copp, AP5 months ago
Air Force releases names of 7 airmen killed in Osprey crash off JapanThe Air Force has recovered three bodies, is in the process of recovering another three troops and is still searching for two more.By Rachel S. Cohen5 months ago
Divers find sunken Osprey, remains of 5 airmen, Air Force saysAmerican and Japanese crews continue to search for two people who are still missing.By Rachel S. Cohen5 months ago
7 downed airmen’s locations unknown days after Osprey crash near JapanSeveral military and civilian search-and-rescue units are scouring the water and coastline around the island of Yakushima, Japan.By Rachel S. Cohen and Tara Copp, AP5 months ago
What is the Osprey, the aircraft at the center of multiple tragedies?A brief history of the iconic, sometimes deadly, V-22.By Jonathan Lehrfeld and Rachel S. Cohen5 months ago
Early Ford carrier maintenance costs lower than planned, Navy saysEarly Ford-class maintenance costs are lower than expected, meaning the aircraft carriers could save more than predicted compared to the Nimitz class.By Megan Eckstein5 months ago
Flight data recorder recovered from Navy plane that overshot runwayThe P-8A Poseidon overshot a runway and landed in the water near Honolulu.5 months ago