The Pentagon has announced plans to lift the ban on flights by the grounded V-22 Osprey next week. This decision comes after a high-level meeting where Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin endorsed the military services' plans for a safe and measured return to operations.
Naval Air Systems Command, which grounded the tilt-rotor aircraft about three months ago, will lift the ban and allow the services to begin implementing their plans to get the Osprey back into the air. The Osprey has been grounded since a November 29 Air Force Special Operations Command crash in Japan that resulted in the loss of eight service members.
