CNN —The US Navy has ended an operational pause on its troubled fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, allowing flights to resume with inspections of the aircraft.
If an aircraft’s gearbox has more than a set number of hours, it can resume flying.
NAVAIR runs the Osprey joint program office, which means it has the authority to ground the military’s Osprey fleet over security concerns and allow the fleet to resume flying.
The Navy and Air Force Special Operations Command also operate a small number of Ospreys, with both services using approximately 50 aircraft.
Roughly a year ago, the military’s fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft was grounded following a deadly Air Force Special Operations crash off the coast of Japan.
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