Last Friday, the Marines, Navy and Air Force gave the V-22 Osprey the green light to return to flying status three months after the fatal crash of an Air Force CV-22 in the seas off Japan. It was a ...

Ever look up into the sky and see an aircraft that looks like a cross between a helicopter and an airplane? If you have, there's a good chance it was the V-22 Osprey, a vertical takeoff and landing ...

The long-standing fascination with tiltrotor technology lies in its remarkable ability to transition from helicopter to fixed-wing mode. However, that is merely the beginning – and only the most ...

Anthony Krockel is a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel whose most recent assignment was as the commodore of Training Air Wing FIVE responsible for undergraduate flight training for the Navy, Marine ...

Different branches of the United States military often utilize different vehicles and aircraft to serve similar purposes, leading to comparisons. The V-22 Osprey and CH-47 Chinook are two aircraft ...

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 receives fuel during tiltrotor air-to-air refueling with a 920th Rescue Wing HC-130J Combat King II over ...

CMV-22 Osprey, assigned to the ‘Sunhawks’ of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 50, sits on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), Aug. 13, ...

U.S. sailors assigned to the USS Comstock guide a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey during takeoff in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2025. (Sgt. Trent A. Henry/U.S. Marine Corps) On the heels of 12 major ...

The V-22 will receive a new proprotor gearbox in January 2026, after which the tiltrotor will start returning to its full flight profile. The troubled V-22 Osprey can’t seem to be able to catch a ...