Oct. 8 crash of a Fighting Falcon from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. That pilot also ejected amid the mishap.
Lockheed Martin-built F-16s have also crashed in California, Maryland, Nevada, and New Mexico since 2015.
Anduril and General Atomics will develop their Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the Air Force, beating out Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. But any of the non-selected companies can compete to actually manufacture the eventual design, the Air Force said.