A U.S. Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed Wednesday morning near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California. According to a Navy statement, the pilot successfully ejected and is in stable condition. No other personnel were injured in the incident.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and the Navy has not yet disclosed the purpose of the flight at the time of the accident.

This marks the second F-35 crash of the year and adds to growing concerns over the aircraft’s safety record. The F-35, which carries an estimated price tag of $100 million per unit, has now been involved in at least 12 crashes since 2018. In the most recent prior incident, an F-35 went down in Alaska in late January, according to data compiled by Anadolu.

The latest accident comes amid renewed scrutiny o

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