The aircraft that crashed in the southern province of South Machingdao, the Philippines, on February 6th, was leased by the US Department of Defense, according to a statement on the official website of the US Indo-Pacific Command. At the request of the Philippines, the aircraft was to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was carrying out routine tasks to support US-Philippine security cooperation activities. The US Indo-Pacific Command stated that there were four people on board, including one US military personnel and three defense contractors, all of whom died in the accident. The names of the victims need to be kept confidential, and the cause of the crash is also under investigation, with no further details available at this time.