The Latest Breaking News from South China Sea

Newly leaked video shows stealth fighter exploding into flames in aircraft carrier crash

Seven people were injured when an F-35C, the newest fighter in the US Navy fleet which costs around £100million, crashed off the USS Carl Vinson into the South China Sea

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2022

Leaked video shows F35 fighter crashing on aircraft carrier and going up in flames in South China Sea

‘It looks like the pilot has lost control and is suffering oscillations,’ former Royal Australian Air Force officer says

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

US ‘acquiesced’ to China in Asia seas, Australia minister says

The U.S. and its allies need to push back harder against China after they “acquiesced and allowed” Beijing to expand its footprint in the South China Sea over the past decade, Australia’s Defense Minister Peter Dutton said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2022

US Navy working to recover F35 from South China Sea

Multimillion-dollar fighter jet fell into the disputed waters after a landing accident in which seven sailors were hurt.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2022

Race begins to recover $100m F-35 stealth technology from the bottom of South China Sea

The rapid response in the South China Sea comes after the UK scrambled to retrieve its misplaced F-35 from the Mediterranean

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

U.S. Navy working to recover F-35 warplane that fell into South China Sea

The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday it was making arrangements to recover an F-35C warplane that fell into the South China Sea after a landing mishap this week.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2022

Seven US sailors injured after jet’s ‘landing mishap’ in South China Sea

Pilot safely ejected from the jet and was recovered via US military helicopter

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

US Combat Jet Crashes in South China Sea Exercise, 7 Hurt

A US Navy F35C Lightning II combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea crashed while trying to land on the deck of an American aircraft carrier, injuring seven sailors, the military said Tuesday. The pilot was able to eject before the aircraft hit the deck of the USS…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 25, 2022

U.S. combat jet crashes in South China Sea exercise, 7 hurt

The U.S. military says a Navy combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea has crashed while trying to land on the deck of an American aircraft carrier, injuring seven sailors

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

F-35 crashes while landing on USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea

F-35C jet was conducting ‘routine flight operations’ when the incident happened, injuring at least seven sailors.

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2022