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Lisa Sanders, the Director of Science and Technology for the U.S. Air Force, is a speaker for the Potomac Officers Club's Annual R&D Summit in 2024.

The airmen killed aboard the Air Force Special Operations Command Osprey off of Japan last month include pilots, a medic and a linguist.

The U.S. Space Force activated its newest service component for Europe and Africa on Dec. 8, under U.S. European and Africa commands.

The most recent crash off the coast of Japan Nov. 29 killed all crew members aboard and triggered a grounding Wednesday of all Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys.

No signs of structural fatigue on the Italian Air Force C-27J airlifters.

The latest fatal crash off Japan has resurrected worries regarding the aircraft’s track record. 

WASHINGTON/TOKYO — The US military said on Wednesday (Dec 6) 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. Tokyo grounded its small fleet of the tilt-rotor aircraft the day after the fatal incident, which reignited controversy over its deployment. Critics in Japan have said...

The possibility of material failure has triggered safety concerns, leading to simultaneous actions by two top US military commands.

The Air Force on Wednesday grounded the entire fleet of CV-22 Ospreys after a fatal crash in Japan on Nov. 29 killed eight U.S. servicemembers. Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, command of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), directed an operational grounding of the CV-22 fleet to “mitigate risk” while the investigation into the crash continues,…