An U.S. Air Force F-16 crashed Wednesday near Las Vegas, Nevada, in the western United States, the third U.S. military plane crash in two days. "An F-16 of Nellis Air Base crashed around 10:30 (20:30 Greek time) during a routine exercise at a Nevada test center," the U.S. Air Force said in a statement. The pilot's health condition "is not known", according to the announcement.
On Tuesday at 14:35 (00:35 Greek time) a Marine Super Stallion helicopter crashed in California, also during a regular exercise, near the small town of El Center, not far from the border with Mexico. according to an announcement by the Marine Corps.
Four members of the helicopter crew were killed in the crash. An investigation is underway.
The same day, a US Navy Harrier AV-8B pursuer crashed at 16:00, shortly after taking off from an airport at a US air base in Djibouti, Africa. The pilot was injured during the use of the ejection seat and was taken to the hospital of his base, the US Navy clarified in a statement. No other injuries were reported.
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis secured a record budget last month for the Pentagon, which will allow investments that have been suspended for years, especially in the Defense Ministry, which has been overstretched in overseas theaters, and in the PA, which is losing. its pilots at a rapid pace, as pilots seek higher wages in the private sector.