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F-22 Raptor, MQ-20 drone complete manned-unmanned flight exercise

The exercise featured a human-piloted F-22 Raptor issuing real-time commands to the MQ-20 drone, which responded by carrying out a range of mission tasks.

By Michael Scanlon

5 weeks ago

101st Airborne soldiers hitch rides aboard Marine Ospreys in exercise

The exercise comes as the 101st Airborne Division prepares to soon train on its own tiltrotor aircraft, the Bell MV-75.

By Cristina Stassis

8 weeks ago

Death of airman caused by multiple points of failure, report finds

A special investigation found that Staff Sgt. Charles Crumlett’s death while working on a F-22 was caused, among others, by a lack of supervision.

By Cristina Stassis

3 months ago

GAO: Services aren’t sharing information on longtime Osprey problems

Government auditors said known problems with the Osprey have gone unresolved for years and in some cases at least a decade.

By Stephen Losey

4 months ago

V-22 Osprey at risk of more ‘catastrophic’ mishaps, Navy review finds

Following major mishaps, the military’s first tiltrotor aircraft program must take “immediate and decisive action” to avoid more loss, a review found.

By Hope Hodge Seck

4 months ago

Marines seek Osprey-portable GPS landing system for austere airfields

In the austere outpost of the future, the Corps wants its aircraft to land on a functioning airfield 90 minutes after the required equipment is flown in.

By Hope Hodge Seck

4 months ago