U.S. Air Force Is Considering V-22 Airworthiness Overhaul

Brian Everstine September 12, 2024
Bell Boeing Osprey in flight

The November 2023 crash of a U.S. Air Force CV-22B off the coast of Japan sparked a new look at manufacturing issues inside the Osprey’s gearbox.

Credit: Yasuo Osakabe/U.S. Air Force
Years of increasing frustration within the U.S. Air Force on oversight of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey fleet—culminating in a recent accident investigation that placed some blame on the program office for failing to share safety information adequately—have led to a new recommendation to overhaul the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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