The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident.

Yet another F/A-18 Super Hornet was lost in December, after it was shot down in a friendly fire incident, with another warship mistaking the aircraft for an enemy threat.

The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday -- the third since it deployed to the Middle East -- this time amid a landing incident that caused ...

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to ‘Red Rippers’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Dec ...

In April 2025, a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter fell off the side of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman while the ship was conducting evasive maneuvers in response to incoming Houthi ...

In December, the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, part of the strike group, shot down a Super Hornet in what was described at the time as "an apparent case of friendly fire." ...

This is the second F/A-18 to be lost during the Truman Carrier Strike Group’s deployment in the region. In December 2024, an F/A-18 Super Hornet was mistakenly shot down by the guided-missile cruiser ...

WASHINGTON — A US Navy carrier strike group lost a Super Hornet F/A-18 and associated towing tractor today when both the aircraft and tractor fell overboard, according to a service statement.

A fighter jet and a towing tractor on the USS Harry S. Truman fell overboard while the aircraft carrier was operating in the Red Sea, injuring one sailor, the Navy said Monday.

Three separate Navy investigations are ongoing following a December friendly fire incident in which an F/A-18 Super Hornet was shot down by guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg (CG-64) while operating in ...

Last week, over the Red Sea, the Navy lost an F-18F Super Hornet to friendly fire. The aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired from the cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64). The Gettysburg ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — The cause of the friendly fire shoot-down of a Naval Air Station Oceana-based jet over the Red Sea remains a mystery. After taking off from the Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman ...