One US service member and three defense contractors were killed when a surveillance flight crashed in the southern Philippines on Thursday.
The aircraft was conducting a routine mission ‘providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies’ when it crashed in a rice field, the US Indo-Pacific Command said.
‘On February 6, 2025, an aircraft contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense crashed in the Philippine Province of Maguindanao del Sur,’ US Indo-Pacific Command said.
‘The aircraft was providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies. The incident occurred during a routine mission in support of US-Philippine security cooperation activities.
‘We can confirm no survivors of the crash. There were four personnel on board, including one US military service member and three defense contractors. The names of the crew are being withheld pending next of kin notification.’