The Navy helicopter had been attempting to recover a civilian hiker with a broken ankle in California on Sept. 30 when it experienced a hard landing.
The Integrated Battle Problem exercise allows U.S. Pacific Fleet to evaluate uncrewed tech and discover their best applications.
It involved a component whose failure could not be seen, according to a Navy investigation.
A boarding line, peeking over the Pacific, red rings light up the night and more in this week’s Frontline Photos.
