US military have grounded all V-22 Osprey aircraft after 8 dead in Japan crash last week

<p>US Naval Air Systems Command said that the US Navy has grounded all its V-22 Osprey aircraft.</p><p>This follows the crash that killed 8 service members in Japan last week.</p><ul><li>grounding went into effect on December 6</li><li>applies to all of the Navy’s variants</li><li>“Preliminary investigation information indicates a potential materiel failure caused the mishap, but the underlying cause of the failure is unknown at this time”</li></ul><p>Info via <a href="https://news.usni.org/about" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">USNI News</a>, the U.S. Naval Institute’s online news and analysis</p><p>Terrible news with the death of the 8 people serving their country. Let's hope the issue can be found and no further lives are lost. </p>

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