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 by Staff Writers Tokyo (AFP) Aug 14, 2018
Two US military Osprey aircraft made separate emergency landings at airports on Japanese islands on Tuesday, with no injuries or damage reported, local media said. One of the two MV-22 Ospreys landed at Amami Airport in southwestern Kagoshima prefecture Tuesday afternoon, according to the Kyodo and Jiji news agencies. The tilt-rotor aircraft left the Japanese airport two hours later, interrupting some commercial flights, public broadcaster NHK said. The other Osprey made an emergency landing further south at the US Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Friday afternoon, Kyodo said, quoting government sources. There were no reports of injuries or damage following the two incidents. Immediate confirmation of the news reports was not available. The Osprey, a hybrid helicopter-turboprop with a chequered safety record, has two engines positioned on fixed wingtips that allow it to land and take off vertically. It can travel much faster than a helicopter. Several accidents involving US military aircraft in Japan have stoked tensions between Washington and Tokyo and led to protests against the deployment of Ospreys by residents living near US bases. The incidents have included emergency landings by US military helicopters, a piece of a helicopter falling on the grounds of a Japanese school, and the deadly crash last year of an MV-22 Osprey which forced a massive rescue operation. US Defense Secretary James Mattis apologised to his Japanese counterpart over the mishaps in January.
Boeing contracted for KC-46 Pegasus risk reduction study Washington (UPI) Aug 08, 2018 Boeing has received a $10 million contract for a risk reduction study on the KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft, the first of which is expected for delivery later this year. The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, provides for a study of risk reduction "with regard to the development and integration of new capabilities" for the first KC-46 aircraft. Work will be performed in Seattle, Wash., and is expected to be completed by November 2019. Air Force Fiscal 2017 research, ... read more
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