An American military convertiplane began to fall apart off the coast of Japan.

According to Japanese media, following a series of incidents with American military helicopters, on February 10, off the coast of Okinawa, an unpleasant story happened with the American military tiltrotor Bell MV-22 Osprey. It is reported that the aircraft, during a training flight, lost a 13-kilogram part of the skin. By a lucky chance, the incident occurred in the separation from the settlements, and as a result of the incident no one was injured, while the US Department of Defense chose to remain silent about what had happened.

Experts, in turn, questioned the fact that the US military convertiplanes Bell MV-22 Osprey are safe, especially since at least four incidents occurred with these aircraft last year alone.

It is assumed that the current case will only strengthen the protests of Okinawans against the deployment of American military bases in Japan, especially since in one of the incidents a Japanese teenager was seriously injured, on whom a heavy porthole of a transport helicopter fell.

According to experts, most incidents with American air equipment are associated with its poor-quality maintenance.