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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Copp

Flights for military Osprey helicopters are paused after more problems are found in its parts

The pause for the Ospreys was recommended last week “out of an abundance of caution” by Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys again after more design issues were found - this time in connecction to a near crash in November.

The pause was recommended last week “out of an abundance of caution” by Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command, which runs the Osprey program for the military, said command spokeswoman Marcia Hart.

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