A chip in some computer circuit boards temporarily grounded V-22 Ospreys operated by the Air Force and Marine Corps earlier this month, but Otto Kreisher with Congress Daily reports that the Marine Corps and the Bell-Boeing manufacturing team identified and corrected the problem. Three of USAF’s eight Ospreys and 16 USMC V-22s had no problems, so resumed flying last week. The other aircraft will get the bad chips replaced.
Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd III met with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines to discuss bolstering defense ties on May 2. The discussion included plans for joint F-35 exercises with Japan and Australia in the coming years.