Two American Navy pilots were hit by a ship due to accidental fire while on a mission over the Red Sea. This information was reported by the U.S. Central Command. The incident occurred during an operation aimed at the Houthi rebels from Yemen,

The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, part of a carrier strike group in the region, mistakenly fired on the jet, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

An FA-18 Super Hornet fighter jet had just taken off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier when it was "mistakenly fired on" by another US vessel, the military said. Both pilots survived.

The U.S. military said it mistakenly shot down one of its own fighter aircraft over the Red Sea early on Sunday, forcing both pilots to eject.

An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the US military has said. Both crew from the US Navy F/A-18 Hornet ejected safely, with one suffering minor injuries,

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels.