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Both aircraft were on routine flight operations, the Navy said, when they went down in the South China Sea only 30 minutes apart.
The Navy's Pacific Fleet says a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other.
Cargo carriers operate fewer flights than passenger lines but they still present a hazard to crew and people on the ground.
Two U.S. Navy aircraft have gone down in the South China Sea in separate incidents within 30 minutes of each other, according to the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
In a dramatic escalation of American military might in Latin America, the Pentagon announced today that it was sending the Navy’s most technologically advanced aircraft carrier and its accompanying warships and attack planes to waters in the region.
Both aircraft went down while conducting "routine operations", the US Navy said, adding that five personnel were "safe and in stable condition" after the crashes.
Air Canada is set to wrestle with higher labor costs and sluggish U.S. leisure travel in 2026, as the country's largest carrier plans to bring 35 new planes into its fleet, company executives told analysts on Wednesday.
Among the aircraft launched was a new stealth fighter. It demonstrates China's technological leaps as it builds its naval forces. China published new footage on Monday of its latest aircraft carrier using an electromagnetic catapult to launch its warplanes ...
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China has made major technological progress with its aircraft carriers. But compared to the US Navy, China lacks the decades of experience and trained personnel for operations. China is investing in building that workforce, but it'll take time. China is ...
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