The Ground Self-Defense Force test-flew an Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft for the first time on Friday at a camp east of Tokyo despite ongoing safety concerns.In July, two V-22 Ospreys arrived at GSDF Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, where the government eventually plans to base 17 of the U.S.-made planes through July 2025 until they are permanently deployed to an airport in southwestern Japan's Saga Prefecture as a counter to China's growing regional assertiveness.The two Ospreys will be flown over the camp for the next few days, before the area of operations is expanded beyond the…READ FULL ARTICLE
