‘Pilot error’ behind Japanese Osprey damage; tiltrotors resume …
19 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 the ground during a disaster ...
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 region.
JSDF: Pilot Error Cause of Japanese V-22 Accident ... - USNI News
11 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 Thursday release from the JSDF ...
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 Prefecture, the band of 150...
Japan will resume V-22 flights after inquiry ... - Associated Press News
15 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 aborted and nobody was injured, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, or JGSDF, said at the time. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to ...
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 spokesman for...
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, as part of the Resolute Dragon...
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 to the island of Yonaguni on ...
Japan's GSDF blames Osprey accident in Okinawa on pilot error
17 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 came into contact with the ...
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 Taiwan ...