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Greek F-16 crashes in the middle of training flight

Greek officials reported that a military airplane, called an F-16, crashed into the Aegean Sea while it was practicing flying on Wednesday. The pilot jumped out of the plane and was saved later.

The accident happened close to a small island called Psathoura, 175 kilometers (110 miles) northeast of Athens. It happened after a single-seat jet fighter took off from an air base in central Greece.

The pilot was saved by a helicopter sent by the military and coast guard working together, the air force said. The pilot had to go to the hospital so that doctors could keep an eye on him for a while.

Greece is making its F-16 planes better as part of a big plan to update its military. This is so they can keep up with Turkey, which is their rival in the region.

On Wednesday, a crash happened after Greece got three new navy helicopters from the United States near Athens. Lockheed Martin will give four more MH-60R helicopters in 2025.

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