An F-35 fighter jet has crashed near a Marine Corps base in San Diego. “Emergency crews are responding to an aircraft mishap appearing to involve an F-35 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego after the incident was reported earlier this morning,” Fox News wrote. “Authorities have not released details about what happened, and it remains unclear whether anyone was injured,” it added. Watch below: BREAKING: Emergency crews are responding to an aircraft mishap appearing to involve an F-35 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego after the incident was reported earlier this morning.+ Authorities have not released details about what happened, and it remains unclear… pic.twitter.com/PqTBisE7Jo — Fox News (@FoxNews) July 31, 2026 CBS News shared further: A Marine Corps spokesperson said the pilot ejected, was recovered, and is being transported to a medical facility. It’s not immediately clear what led to the crash. An aerial photo shows the smoking aircraft on the ground in what appeared to be an open field at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Another image shows multiple vehicles and multiple responders on the scene. The hatch of the plane appears to be open. Footage taken by CBS affiliate KFMB-TV’s helicopter shows responders working to put out the fire. The CBS News Confirmed team was able to verify social media videos that showed a plume of black smoke emitting from the plane as responders spray it with fire retardant. The pilot has not been identified. The Marine Corps said in a statement that the pilot was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. A Marine Corps spokesperson described the crash as a “class A mishap,” which is the most severe classification used by the U.S. military and federal agencies. More information will be released once it’s available. An F-35 fighter jet crashed near a Marine Corps base in San Diego on Friday, sparking a small fire. A Marine Corps spokesperson said the pilot ejected, was recovered, and is being transported to a medical facility. https://t.co/DuikKx4a2r pic.twitter.com/UcaufuwnuK — CBS News (@CBSNews) July 31, 2026 USA TODAY has more: The incident was the latest crash involving an F-35 jet. In March, a U.S. Air Force F-35A crashed in Nevada; the pilot ejected safely and sustained only minor injuries. In July 2025, a pilot ejected after an F-35 crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California. The F-35 is considered the most advanced war plane in the world. The Pentagon purchased jets in three styles: F-35A for the Air Force, F-35B for the Marines and F-35C for the Navy. The F-35B can take off and land vertically, similar to how a helicopter takes off and lands. The warplane represents the most expensive weapons system in the U.S. military arsenal. The Pentagon is projected to spend $1.7 trillion on nearly 2,500 F-35s, according to a GAO report released in 2023. The program has faced severe maintenance problems, military service depot delays and inadequate equipment costs for the fighter jets. Concerns about the cost of this plane have been aired publicly, including by President Donald Trump. Before his first term in office, he said the F-35 program was “out of control” and vowed to rein in its costs, which have only since grown. The post BREAKING: U.S. Fighter Jet Crashes Near Base appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.