Japan accepted delivery of its first Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey on July 10, making it the first nation outside the U.S. to own and operate the tiltrotor aircraft, Megan Eckstein reports on USNI News.
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| A V-22 Osprey bound for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force based at Camp Kisarazu prepares to depart Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 6, 2020. The ferry flight from MCAS Iwakuni marked the delivery of the first V-22 to the Japan Self-Defense Force (Picture source: US Marine Corps) |
