A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter crashed near Miramar air base in San Diego, California, on Friday after its pilot safely ejected. The pilot sustained non-life-threatening injuries and the incident is classified as a severe "Class A mishap" due to the destruction of the $109 million aircraft.
South Korean and U.S. Marine Corps chiefs met at the Pentagon to discuss expanding military cooperation and joint drills, aiming to strengthen their combined defense readiness.
An Australian federal court judge has rejected former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan's appeal against extradition to the United States, where he faces charges of illegally training Chinese military aviators while working as an instructor in South Africa around 2010-2012. Duggan, who has denied the allegations calling them political posturing, is accused of receiving around 88,000 Australian dollars in payments for providing training without proper licenses. His lawyers plan to consider further appeals and have asked the new Attorney-General to reverse the extradition order.
