An unusually strange recent event occurred in U.S.-Japan relations. The usually low-key Japanese had a rare feud with the United States. According to the "Global Network", a CV-22 "Osprey" rotorcraft of the US military stationed in Japan crashed in the sea near Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, causing the official claim that one person was killed and seven people were missing. However, people who "go missing" after falling into the sea are in most cases essentially equivalent to death. As is customary, it is common to search the sea and then do some formalized investigative reports, and that is the end of the matter, and the United States continues to use the Osprey gyroplane, which has frequent crashes. However, the development of this incident caused a new focus of attention from the outside world, because the Japanese were actually angry.
There are two main reasons why the Japanese are angry: one is that they are worried about the drunkenness of the US soldiers, because the Japanese cannot explain to the people;The other is that they are worried about the "Osprey" plane of the US military stationed in Japan, and they are mainly worried that it will crash. The Japanese were worried that if the plane crashed on land, it could hurt innocent people at any time, and the Japanese ** was helpless and finally had to pay a large amount of money for no reason. Therefore, immediately after the crash, the Japanese Ministry of Defense submitted a written request to the United States, demanding that the US military stationed in Japan suspend all "Osprey" planes and wait for the results of the investigation before making a decision. One can imagine a subtle change of mentality in the Americans, after receiving this written request from Japan.
On the same day, the Japanese discovered that at the Futenma Military Base and the Kadena Air Base, the "Osprey" rotorcraft of the US military stationed in Japan took off and landed 20 times. The next day, it was discovered that the "Osprey" flew another 14 sorties. This is clearly a "willful" act that shows that the United States is unwilling to obey Japan's demands. More interestingly, a reporter asked about this incident at a Pentagon press conference, asking how the Pentagon views Japan's request to ground the Osprey aircraft. The Pentagon's reply was: "We do not think that Japan has made a formal request," as if they had not heard it. This really angered the Japanese.
Subsequently, foreign media noticed that the Japanese foreign minister and defense minister went into battle together to meet with the US ambassador to Japan and the commander of the US military in Japan respectively, and a rare dispute broke out. It is clear that the Japanese are really angry. According to Reuters, I did not expect this incident to turn into a major diplomatic dispute between the United States and Japan. The U.S. military's CV-22 Osprey rotorcraft appears to have sparked some controversy, and Japan is furious at the plane's frequent crashes. Despite its tactical advantages, such as unrivalled vertical take-off and landing capabilities, the operational challenges of complex twin-rotor designs and vulnerability to inclement weather have led to frequent accidents.
The slightest carelessness can lead to a rollover, which has become a significant cause of crashes. In addition, the tiltrotor design also comes with high maintenance costs, which is a challenge that the United States has to deal with. Thus, despite the numerous advantages in tactics, in real operation it often gives the impression of being overly complicated.