(Reuters) -An F-35 fighter jet crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday.
“The pilot successfully ejected and is safe. There are no additional affected personnel,” a statement from NAS Lemoore said.
No further details on the crash were provided. The cause of the crash is under investigation, the statement said.
U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin , the maker of F-35 fighter jets did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.
(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
