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US military grounds V-22 Osprey aircraft after fatal Japan crash » The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was grounding its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft after a crash last week off the coast of Japan that killed eight people onboard. Reuters.com

Pentagon Grounds All V-22s for 'Potential Materiel Failure' After Crash off Japan - USNI News » The Navy grounded its V-22 Osprey fleet following a deadly crash in Japan last week, Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday. The grounding went into effect on Dec. 6 and applies to all of the Navy’s variants, which include the Marine Corps MV-22B and the Navy’s CMV-22B. The CMV-22 is the service’s new carrier onboard delivery aircraft. “Preliminary investigation information indicates a potential materiel failure caused the mishap, but the underlying cause of the failure is unknown at this time,” NAVAIR said in a statement. “While the mishap remains under investigation, we are implementing additional risk mitigation controls to ensure News.usni.org

U.S. and Japan defense chiefs call Osprey safety 'top priority' » Defense Minister Minoru Kihara asked that the U.S. military not resume Osprey flights until the aircraft's safety could be ensured. Japantimes.co.jp

Japan grounds its V-22 Ospreys, calls for US to ground theirs after fatal crash off Japanese island - Breaking Defense » A senior Defense Ministry official, Taro Yamato, said today that Japan plans to suspend flights of its 14 Ospreys temporarily. A planned training flight in southern Japan was canceled. Breakingdefense-wpe.sites.breakingmedia.com

Air Force grounds entire Osprey fleet after deadly crash in Japan » The U.S. Air Force is grounding its entire fleet of Osprey aircraft after learning that a crash last week may have been caused by an equipment malfunction. Cbsnews.com

Video of fatal 2017 Marine Osprey crash shows final moments before landing went horribly wrong » A follow-on investigation showed technical issues, not pilot error, as the cause of the crash. Marinecorpstimes.com

Air Force releases names of 7 airmen killed in Osprey crash off Japan » The Air Force has recovered three bodies, is in the process of recovering another three troops and is still searching for two more. Airforcetimes.com

The troubled safety record of the Osprey aircraft fleet grounded by the U.S. military » The U.S. military will ground its entire fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft while it investigates the cause of last week’s crash off the coast of Japan that killed all eight service personnel on board. The extraordinary step was taken after a preliminary investigation found something wrong with the aircraft itself led to the crash and not errors by the crew onboard. Geoff Bennett reports. Pbs.org

US military grounds all of its V-22 Ospreys following last week's deadly crash » The U.S. military is grounding all of its Osprey V-22 aircraft in the wake of last week’s deadly U.S. Air Force crash off the coast of Japan that left eight dead. Abcnews.go.com

Ospreys had safety issues long before they were grounded. A look at the aircraft's history » When the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn't reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan. Apnews.com