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US Osprey aircraft arrive in Japan amid protests

US Osprey aircraft arrive in Japan amid protests.

US Osprey aircraft arrive in Japan amid protests

TOKYO: A shipload of the US military’s latest transport aircraft has arrived in Japan despite protests over safety concerns.  

Workers began unloading and assembling the 12 MV-22 Osprey aircraft in the city of Iwakuni on Monday.

The US plans to deploy them to Okinawa once they are ready.

Residents and local leaders in Iwakuni and on Okinawa have demanded the plan be scrapped because they say the planes are not safe.

Such concerns boiled over after Osprey crashes in Morocco in April and in Florida last month.

The planes have been used extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the United States says they have a solid record. The Osprey can fly like an airplane and has tilting rotors that allow it to take off and land like a helicopter. -- Agencies  

updated 10 months, 4 days ago

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