An Osprey being used to ferry White House staff and government officials from an event in New York was grounded Monday.

The craft "swayed from side to side, and the left wing, the lower part of the aircraft came into contact with the ground and part of the aircraft was damaged, so the flight was aborted”, Japan’s Ground Self Defense Forces said in a statement.

Three lawmakers are asking Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to consider re-grounding the military's fleet of V-22 Ospreys until solutions can be put in place to address safety and design issues identifi

A Marine Corps Osprey carrying White House staff made an unplanned landing Monday because of a safety problem.