US Navy

The Aerosonde uncrewed aircraft system is designed to be a force multiplier for extended maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

The mishap occurred during a routine training mission, service officials said.

Salvage teams used inflatable roller bags during the operation to pull the maritime reconnaissance aircraft onto the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay.

All nine on board were uninjured after the maritime patrol aircraft attempted to land at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

The uncrewed aerial vehicles were used during patrols to track Iranian Navy and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships, the U.S. Navy said.

The contract includes 27 aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps and eight for the Israeli Air Force.

In 1972, Navy A-4 combat aviator Chuck Sweeney was awarded three separate Distinguished Flying Cross medals for strikes against the North Vietnamese, all conducted in the span of a week.

The Emerald City’s annual festival returns in full force, loud and proud.

The safety review Monday comes after five Marines and a Navy pilot were killed in aircraft accidents last week.

The aircraft was hoisted by a crane from a depth of 12,400 feet in the South China Sea, the Navy said.