Helicopter that collided with jet was on ‘training flight’: US military spokesperson

WASHINGTON: The US Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday’s crash near Washington was on “a training flight” when it collided midair with a passenger jet, a military spokesman said.

The confirmation by a public affairs official was posted on X by new US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who himself described the accident as “absolutely tragic” and said search and rescue efforts were “still ongoing.”

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