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U.S. Delivers First V-22 Osprey To Japan

Tuesday, July 14th, 2020

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U.S. Delivers First V-22 Osprey To Japan

A V-22 Osprey bound for the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) based at Camp Kisarazu leaves Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan on July 10, 2020. This is the first delivery of a V-22 to Japan. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

The U.S. delivered the first Bell [TXT] - Boeing [BA] V-22 Osprey to Japan at Camp Kisarazu on July 10, according to news releases from the companies that jointly build the aircraft. With this delivery, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) becomes the first V-22 tiltrotor operator outside the U.S. Japan plans to buy at least 17 Ospreys. The delivery entailed ferrying the V-22 first from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to Camp Kisarazu “Congratulations to Japan on becoming…

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