SYDNEY (Reuters) AUGUST 7, 2017– The Australian Navy has located a missing U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Australian waters on the weekend, Defence Minister Marise Payne said on Monday.

 The Australian Navy has located a missing U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Australian waters

“Royal Australian Navy survey ship Melville arrived in Shoalwater Bay overnight,” Payne said in a statement. “Shortly after commencing survey operations in the area, the submerged aircraft was located.”