Inadequate fuel cells spark V-22 concerns, OIG says

Defense Department auditors challenged the Navy's decision last spring to resume flight tests on the V-22 Osprey despite knowing its fuel cells failed to meet military crashworthy standards. The MV-22 returned to flight in May after a nearly 18-month hiatus caused by two crashes in 2000 that killed...

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