Two Japanese F-35A stealth fighters made an emergency landing at a civilian airport in the north of the country on Monday.
As Ukrinform reports, this is reported by AP.
No one was injured as a result of the emergency landing of fighters. The fighters were on a training flight from Misawa Air Base and landed safely at Aomori Airport after one developed an unspecified mechanical problem and requested an emergency landing.
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force declined to provide details, including the reason for the landing.
The airport said its runway was closed for about 20 minutes due to the emergency landing before operations returned to normal. .
In April, two Japanese Navy SH-60K Seahawk helicopters reportedly crashed in the Pacific after a collision during nighttime anti-submarine training. The tragedy left one crew member dead and seven others missing.
Last month, a C-2 transport plane with eight people on board made an emergency landing at a civilian airport in central Japan after it opened up during a training flight. cockpit window.
As reported by Ukrinform, an F-35 fighter jet crashed near Albuquerque International Airport in the state of New Mexico last Tuesday. The pilot of the aircraft was seriously injured.