Joint SPF & RDY Subcommittee Hearing: V-22 Osprey Program Update

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | 02:00 | Rayburn 2118
The subcommittees are convening this hearing to review the joint response to several aviation safety mishaps and low readiness numbers over the past five years. Witnesses will provide testimony on the effectiveness of Department of Defense efforts to strengthen oversight, improve risk management, ensure operational safety, and meet future operational requirements.

This hearing examines the findings of the 2025 NAVAIR V-22 Comprehensive Review.

Opening Statements:

Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Chairman Trent Kelly Opening Statement

Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Jack Bergman Opening Statement 



Witnesses:

Vice Admiral John E. Dougherty IV, USN
Commander
Naval Air Systems Command

 

Brigadier General David C. Walsh, USMC
Program Executive Officer, Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault & Special Mission Programs
Naval Air Systems Command

 

Ms. Diana Moldafsky
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management
Government Accountability Office

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