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A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey at the Higashifuji maneuver area in Shizuoka Prefecture in June
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May 22, 2026
GSDF Osprey to use U.S. base in Okinawa for first time
As part of a June exercise between the GSDF and the U.S. Marine Corps, the two are considering a plan to airlift a mock patient from Miyako Island to the U.S. Futenma base.
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a V-22 Osprey aircraft during an annual live-fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in May 2022.
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Feb 18, 2026
GSDF cancels Osprey dispatch to drill with U.S. in Okinawa
The cancellation is believed to reflect consideration for local residents¡¯ concerns.
Two V-22 Ospreys operated by the U.S. Marine Corps at a naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
V-22 Osprey accidents soared in last two years, watchdog says
The most sweeping audit to date of the $56 billion program found that the Osprey has the second most so-called catastrophic risks of any U.S. Navy aircraft.
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies over the island of Okinawa in March 2018.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 14, 2025
Precautionary Osprey landings signal safety, not alarm
Two precautionary V-22 Osprey landings in northern Honshu demonstrated the aircraft¡¯s safety and its role in enhancing Japan¡¯s rapid-deployment and island-defense capabilities.
An Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft operated by the Ground Self-Defense Force.
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Aug 13, 2025
GSDF completes relocation of Ospreys from Chiba Prefecture to Camp Saga
The Ospreys will be operated to defend remote islands, such as the Nansei island chain in southwestern Japan, with a Taiwan contingency in mind.
The pilot of an U.S. Osprey military aircraft contacted Hanamaki Airport in Iwate Prefecture to request an emergency landing due to a technical issue, according to an official at the airport.
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Jul 24, 2025
U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing at Iwate airport
The aircraft has been involved in accidents and several deadly crashes, including one in 2023 when all eight people on board were killed.
A V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft arrives at the Ground Self-Defense Force's new camp in the city of Saga on Wednesday.
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Jul 9, 2025
GSDF begins Osprey deployment to new camp in southwestern Japan
The deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture to the new camp in Saga is scheduled to be completed by mid-August.
A V-22 Osprey in a simulated military assisted departure and evacuation of a U.S. embassy in Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 2024
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Mar 25, 2025
U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing at airport in Nagano Prefecture
No injury has been reported regarding the developments, according to prefectural government officials and others.
A V-22 Osprey
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Jan 21, 2025
U.S. Osprey accidentally drops cargo into sea in Okinawa
The Defense Ministry¡¯s Okinawa Defense Bureau informed the Okinawa government that the cargo pallet fell into the sea due to an unexpected change in wind direction during training.
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tiltrotor military transport aircraft participates in a live fire exercise at GSDF's training grounds in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in May.
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Dec 22, 2024
Japan¡¯s SDF to resume Osprey flights
Officials announced the decision after the U.S. military said that its Ospreys will resume flights after undergoing an additional safety inspection.
The U.S. Air Force's CV-22 Osprey displayed during Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on May 18
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Dec 15, 2024
U.S. and Japanese Ospreys grounded this month after precautionary landing
While the details about the precautionary landing are not known, the incident has raised concerns over the vulnerability in Osprey components.
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a V-22 Osprey aircraft during the annual live-fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in May 2022.
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Dec 11, 2024
Japan GSDF grounds Osprey fleet after U.S. suspension
The Ground Self-Defense Force said it will give top priority to ensuring safety until further details are shared.
Ground Self-Defense Force vehicles during training in Yokohama on Oct. 17
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Nov 14, 2024
Human error behind Osprey accident on remote Japan island: GSDF
During Japan-U.S. joint exercises on Oct. 27, the Osprey keeled over when taking off from a GSDF camp in Yonaguni, and the left wing touched the ground and was damaged.
A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft
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Oct 28, 2024
GSDF suspends Osprey flights over accident during training
All GSDF Ospreys will remain grounded until the cause of the incident is identified and countermeasures are taken thoroughly.
A U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey transport aircraft
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Aug 27, 2024
Iwakuni allows deployment of U.S. Navy¡¯s Osprey
The mayor said the city judged that the aircraft will not have a large impact on the lives of people living near the base.
Wreckage from a crashed U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey is brought ashore at a port on Yakushima island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2023.
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Aug 2, 2024
Gearbox fault caused fatal Osprey crash in Japan, U.S. Air Force says
The crash was caused by a ¡°catastrophic¡± failure of the left-hand gearbox, which destabilized the aircraft.
An Air Force CV-22 Osprey at U.S. military's Yokota base in Tokyo in May. U.S. forces in Japan plan to deploy the Navy's CMV-22 Osprey at Yamaguchi Prefecture's Iwakuni base.
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Jul 15, 2024
U.S. to deploy Navy Ospreys at Iwakuni base
The CMV-22 Ospreys will replace C-2 transport planes that are currently stationed at the base in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey stationed at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo in May
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Jun 26, 2024
10 SDF and U.S. Ospreys to take part in drills in Japan after accident
Around eight Marine Corps and two GSDF Ospreys are scheduled to take part in the Resolute Dragon 24 exercise.
Visitors view a CV-22 Osprey on display during a friendship event at the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Saturday.
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May 19, 2024
U.S. Osprey displayed in event at Yokota base in Tokyo
In November last year, a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey crashed off the island of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture, killing all eight people on board.
The Osprey provides vertical takeoff and landing like a helicopter but is also capable of flying at high speeds over long distances when operating as a conventional plane.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2024
The Japan-U.S. alliance needs the versatile Osprey
In Japan, there has been an outsized and lingering concern about the aircraft¡¯s safety. That concern is, frankly, misplaced,
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