No injuries reported.
The F-16 fighter of the US Air Force dropped a training missile during a training flight in Aomori Prefecture. This was announced on Thursday by Japanese public television.
It is noted that the plane dropped a training missile outside the established zone of training flights. Information about the damage or injuries has not been reported, the US military is investigating the cause of the incident and searching for a training projectile. The Ministry of defense of Japan demanded from the American party in an operational mode to provide all information on this case.
In Japan, small air accidents have become noticeably more frequent in recent years, which are of great concern to the local population. Often they are associated with the US Air Force equipment deployed in Japanese territory, but there are incidents with aircraft of the country’s Self-Defense Forces.