Japan grounds Ospreys after U.S. Air Force safety concerns

The Ground Self-Defense Force has temporarily grounded its V-22 Osprey fleet based at a camp east of Tokyo after the U.S. Air Force halted flights of its fleet over safety concerns, the Defense Ministry said Saturday.The suspension of flights for the tilt-rotor aircraft stationed at Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture came after the Air Force directed a "safety standdown" of its CV-22 fleet on Tuesday due to a clutch malfunction inside the plane's gearboxes.Related coverage:U.S. Air Force grounds Ospreys over safety concern, including in JapanThe ministry's Kyushu Defense Bureau said it is co…READ FULL ARTICLE