It is one of the most lauded defense developments in recent decades, providing preeminent capability to U.S. military personnel worldwide – but that prowess evidently comes with a steep cost.
Just days after an Osprey helicopter crash off the coast of Japan that killed all eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members on board, followed by a preliminary investigation indicating a material, not personnel, failure, the U.S. military last month declared it was grounding its entire fleet.
