House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin calling for more information related to its Osprey use, which has seen more than 50 U.S. service members die in the last 30 years in crashes.
The The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is a helicopter that has gone through several redesigns. Comer said it is not considered the most dangerous military equipment, but it has an unusually high number of fatalities from training exercises.
“The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating long-term problems regarding the reliability of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor military aircraft (Osprey),” Comer said in the letter.