From Aviation HQ@2:292/854 to All on Monday, October 27, 2025 14:31:41
Both an American helicopter and a fighter jet crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday. The two incidents occurred separately, 45 minutes apart.
A Sea Hawk helicopter crashed "during routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz," the US Navy wrote on X. Shortly afterward, an American fighter jet, an F/A-18F Super Hornet, also crashed. All five crew members of the helicopter and the fighter jet were rescued. Details about the exact location and cause are not yet known. The incidents are under investigation.
According to China, the American military presence in the South China Sea is destabilizing the region. China claims the entire sea, but other countries bordering the sea also claim parts of it.