The U.S. military has announced that a state-of-the-art fighter in the South China Sea failed to land on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, injuring seven crew members.
The aircraft carrier is conducting exercises at sea with China in mind, and the US military is investigating the cause of the accident in detail.
On the 24th, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said that the state-of-the-art stealth fighter "F35C", which was normally flying in the South China Sea, failed to land on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson" and injured seven crew members. Announced.
Four of them were treated on board and three were taken to a medical facility in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, but their condition is stable.
Also, the fighter pilot was rescued by a military helicopter after escaping from the aircraft.
The aircraft carrier has been conducting maritime exercises with China in mind with another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" in the South China Sea since the 23rd of this month, and the US military is investigating the cause of the accident in detail.