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Navy, Air Force cleared to fly Ospreys after inspecting gears

A cracked gear led to a November 2023 Osprey crash that killed eight airmen. The military is trying to see which Ospreys might risk a similar failure.

By Stephen Losey

6 months ago

Metal weakness may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan

A gear crack that led to a fatal Osprey crash last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal used to manufacture the part.

By Tara Copp and Aaron Kessler

11 months ago

V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training

The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations.

By Megan Eckstein, Courtney Mabeus-Brown and Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago

The Navy is working on a transformational ‘Iron Man’ dive suit

The form-fitting, atmospheric dive suit is composed of rotating and flexible joints, and aims to improve diver safety, flexibility and range.

By Diana Stancy

24 months ago

US Central Command chief: Important to keep pressure on ISIS

Gen. Frank McKenzie visited four U.S. outposts in Syria. His message Friday was short and direct: U.S. forces remain in Syria to fight the remnants of ISIS.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has died. He was 97.

5 years ago