Japan will not bring home the MV-22 this fall

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya has confirmed on Nov. 16 that the MV-22 will not be coming home this fall.

USMC MV-22B 2006 Air Tattoo Fairford 305 (190233778)
Robin Pollock from England [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons


Japan bought 17 MV-22s and had planned to deploy them at Saga airport.

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