"The pilot successfully ejected and is safe. There are no additional affected personnel," a statement from NAS Lemoore said.

An F-35 fighter jet crashed at Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California on Wednesday, the Navy confirmed.

In May, a U.S. Navy jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was lost to the Red Sea after the pilot and weapons systems officer were forced to eject when the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet ’s tail hook failed to catch the stopping wire and suffered an arrestment failure as it attempted to land on the carrier.