GAO Report Highlights Safety Concerns with V-22 Tiltrotor Aircraft

A Government Accountability Office report has found that the Marine Corps and Air Force have experienced more serious accidents involving the V-22 Osprey in recent years. The report attributes the higher accident rates to the aircraft’s complex and expensive components. The GAO report makes several recommendations to the Pentagon concerning how to improve safety in the program. The report’s findings are based on an analysis of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, and are the result of a request from a House committee. The report was first reported by Breaking Defense.