TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jets made an emergency landing at a commercial airport in northern Japan on Monday, but there were no injuries or damage, officials said.
The jets were on a training flight from Misawa Air Base and landed safely at nearby Aomori Airport after one developed an unspecified mechanical problem and requested an emergency landing, airport officials said.
The Japanese air force declined to provide details, including the cause of the emergency landing.
The airport said the runway was closed for about 20 minutes due to the emergency landing before operations returned to normal.
The incident is the latest in a series of problems surrounding flight training by the Japanese military.
Two in April Japanese Navy SH-60K Seahawk helicopters crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo after colliding during a nighttime anti-submarine warfare training exercise, killing one crew member and leaving seven others missing.
Last month, a C-2 transport plane with eight people on board made an emergency landing at a commercial airport in central Japan after a cockpit window opened during a training flight. No damage or injuries were reported.