US military Osprey flight suspension ``expected to be lifted next week'' Associated Press. Last November, a US Air Force transport plane crashed off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, killing all eight people on board.
In December last year, the US military announced the grounding of all Ospreys deployed around the world, including not only the Air Force's CV22 but also the MV22 used by the Marine Corps and others. Top US military officials are scheduled to visit Japan next week to explain plans for resuming flights to the Ministry of Defense.