In the United States, an F-35 fighter jet crashed on the Alaska Peninsula. The pilot managed to eject and survived.
This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing Associated Press.
The incident occurred on the morning of Tuesday, January 28.
The commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, Colonel Paul Townsend, noted that the jet crashed during training exercises at Eielson Air Force Base, located about 40 kilometers south of Fairbanks.
The pilot declared an in-flight emergency but was able to eject and is currently in stable condition undergoing evaluation at a medical facility.
The aircraft sustained significant damage.
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Townsend added that the Air Force will conduct a "thorough investigation to minimize the likelihood of similar incidents occurring in the future."
F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fifth-generation fighters developed by the American company Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company.
The aircraft is produced in three variants: for the needs of the U.S. Air Force (conventional fighter), for the U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Navy (short takeoff and vertical landing fighter), and for the U.S. Navy (carrier-based fighter).
The F-35 can remain airborne for over 12 hours on a single mission, allowing it to reach nearly any point in the Northern Hemisphere within a single sortie.
On January 15, two Norwegian F-35 aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace during a missile attack by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. This was the first such NATO air mission.
In December, Dutch F-35s intercepted Russian aircraft armed with supersonic missiles over the Baltic Sea.
In the spring of 2024, the F-35A fighter was certified for the use of nuclear warhead bombs.