‘Pilot error’ behind Japanese Osprey damage; tiltrotors resume …
21 hours ago · The Ground Self Defense-Force V-22 was attempting to take off Oct. 27 from Camp Yonaguni, a Japanese base on a remote island west of Okinawa, when its left wing hit …
U.S. Marines Deploy Radar on Japanese Island Near Taiwan
Aug 5, 2024 · Japan already has a radar site and an electronic warfare unit on Yonaguni, as well as plans to station surface-to-surface missiles on the island and other islands in the southwest …
JSDF: Pilot Error Cause of Japanese V-22 Accident ... - USNI News
12 hours ago · US Marine Corps Photo. An October accident of a Japanese Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey on Yonaguni Island was due to errors of the pilot and copilot, according to a …
Japan-China tensions rise, the remote Yonaguni island ramps up ... - CNN
Apr 18, 2022 · CNN. Quiet community with a front row seat to tensions. Occupied by the US during World War II, Yonaguni was returned to the Japanese in 1972 as part of Okinawa …
Japan will resume V-22 flights after inquiry ... - Associated Press News
17 hours ago · The aircraft was carrying 16 people when it “became unstable” on takeoff from a Japanese military base on Yonaguni, a remote island southwest of Okinawa. The flight was …
US, Japan plan firsts for Ospreys and HIMARS at upcoming military ...
Sep 30, 2024 · U.S. and Japanese pilots for the first time will fly Ospreys to Yonaguni Island, the Japanese territory closest to Taiwan, as part of upcoming military drills, according to a …
Marines practice air defense with new radar on Japanese island …
Jul 31, 2024 · Members of 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, deployed an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar on Yonaguni, an island 67 miles east of Taiwan, …
US Marines and Japanese military put new radar on Taiwan’s …
Aug 8, 2024 · Marines with the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment used a Japanese Self-Defense Force C-2 cargo plane to transport the TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar, or G/ATOR …
Japan's GSDF blames Osprey accident in Okinawa on pilot error
18 hours ago · In the accident on October 27, the tilt-rotor aircraft lost balance during an attempted takeoff from a GSDF camp on the remote Yonaguni Island. Part of its fuselage …
Deterring Taiwan conflict is top priority for Japan's ‘front-line ...
Sep 26, 2024 · Deterring Taiwan conflict is top priority for Japan's ‘front-line’ mayor. As the top elected official on Japan’s tiny “front-line” island of Yonaguni — just 110 kilometers from …