Pentagon data released internally to Congress earlier this year indicated a significant increase in serious military accidents in 2024. The data showed a 55% increase in significant military aviation accidents per 100,000 flight hours in the 2024 budget year compared with four years prior. Marine Corps saw the steepest climb, nearly tripling its rate over the same period.

The Associated Press received a copy of the data and said it conducted an independent review of the figures.

Over the first 10 months of the 2024 budget year, 25 service members and Defense Department civilian employees were killed and 14 aircraft were destroyed. In a statement to AP, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said the rising rates “are incredibly troubling and demand action.”

Several platforms showed notable inc

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