The US military is expected to lift the flight suspension measures taken next week after the crash of a US military Osprey transport plane off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, in November last year, the US Associated Press reported. Ta.
Last November, a US Air Force transport plane, a CV22 Osprey, crashed off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, killing all eight people on board.
In response to this accident, 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, and investigated the cause of the accident. We have been progressing.
The Associated Press reported on the 1st that the US military is expected to lift the flight suspension next week and resume flights, citing multiple US government officials.
According to the report, Secretary of Defense Austin on the 1st consulted with military executives, including the heads of the Air Force and Navy, and approved a plan for the military to resume flights.
Officials also say that top US military officials are scheduled to visit Japan next week to explain plans for resuming flights to the Ministry of Defense, and that flights will not resume until that explanation is given.
Regarding this accident, the U.S. military has stated that the initial investigation results indicate that ``a problem with the aircraft itself may have led to the accident,'' but detailed information such as which part of the aircraft was at fault is unclear. I haven't done it.