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U.S. operators paused most Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey operations after a material failure caused one of the tiltrotor aircraft to make a precautionary landing.

Public spotlight again focuses on the Ospreys as tiltrotors will not return to full operations for a year.

The U.S. Navy’s CMV-22B fleet is not “operationally suitable” because of failures of many of its subsystems.

A long-known V-22 gearbox flaw caused the accident, the investigation found.

The decision by the Government Accountability Office clears Bell to resume development of the V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the FLRAA program.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps want to maintain production of the Lockheed Martin F-35B and F-35C at a steady rate over the next five years.

The new owners of MD Helicopters are envisioning raising production to 50 helicopters a year by 2025.

The time-limit restriction now applies to the input quill assemblies inside the engine nacelles for the entire V-22 fleet.