Iran Press/ America: The Navy pilot of the Tiger II, assigned to Fighter Squadron Composite 111, ejected at about 9:20 a.m., roughly 25 miles from Boca Chica Field, "Navytimes" cited Cmdr. Robert Myers, a Navy spokesman.
The pilot was evaluated and released from a local hospital, he added.
No further details about what transpired were released.
The F-5N is a single-seat, tactical fighter and attack jet used to simulate enemy aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The aircraft serves in an aggressor-training role with simulation capability of current threat aircraft in fighter combat mode.
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