
Ospreys Delayed. A special operations squadron of CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft scheduled to deploy to Yokota Air Base, Japan, has been delayed four years, the Pentagon announces. The initial three aircraft scheduled to arrive in 2017 will now arrive in 2022. “The deployment of tilt-rotor aircraft will provide increased capability for U.S. Special Operations forces to respond quickly to crises and contingencies in Japan and across the Asia-Pacific region, including humanitarian crises and natural disasters. It will also increase interoperability,…