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Japan to deploy Ospreys at Saga airport

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The Saga Prefecture governor has agreed to let the central government deploy its new MV-22 Ospreys at Saga airport on Aug. 24.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), not pictured, in the Atlantic Ocean 130320-M-SO289-003
By Cpl Christopher Q. Stone [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


In return, Tokyo has to pay $90 million over 20 years as landing fees.

Kyodo news added that the first five of 17 Ospreys ordered by Japan are expected to arrive this fall.

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