JGSDF V-22 Osprey Lands on Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo as Tilt-Rotor Appears to Resume Regular Flights | Aviation

In early September, the 107th Squadron conducted takeoff and landing training with the V-22 on the JMSDF destroyer Izumo, while the sister ship JS Kaga will soon start trials with the F-35B.

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), the only foreign operator of the V-22 Osprey, announced on Sep. 22, 2024, that it conducted take-off and landing training on the JS Izumo carrier of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) early this month. This comes nearly two months after the U.S. Air Force’s CV-22 Ospreys resumed operations in Japan, following the crash of an aircraft off the coast of Japan on Nov. 29, 2023, that killed eight personnel.

The crash led to a three-month safety stand down of all Ospreys and the American and Japanese militaries later announced a synergized “phased” and “gradual” resumption of flights, synchronized “training” and new maintenance and piloting procedures. The investigation found that the accident was caused by a “catastrophic failure” of the left-hand proprotor gearbox (PRGB).

It is not clear how many V-22s landed on the Izumo, but only one unit can be made out from the released pictures, with the serial number ‘91702’. Going by the announcement, the training may have taken place in the…