Fox News12d
Second US Navy fighter jet narrowly avoided being shot down in 'friendly fire' incident: source
EXCLUSIVE: On the same night a U.S. Navy fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea, a second jet nearly suffered the same fate. An F/A-18 Super Hornet – flying a few miles behind the Hornet ...
Washington Examiner13d
Investigation underway after US accidentally shoots down US fighter jet
The U.S. military is conducting a “full investigation” into how the USS Gettysburg accidentally shot down a U.S. aircraft over the Red Sea in the early morning on Sunday. The pilot and weapons ...
CBS News13d
U.S. Navy crew ejects safely after fighter jet shot down over Red Sea by likely "friendly fire," officials say
"The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18, which was flying off the USS Harry S. Truman ...
The Washington Post15d
U.S. ship shoots down jet in friendly fire over Red Sea, military says
A Navy fighter pilot and a weapons system officer ejected over the Red Sea after friendly fire from a warship early Sunday, according to the U.S. military. Both survived after ejecting from their ...
AOL12d
Second US Navy fighter jet narrowly avoided being shot down in 'friendly fire' incident: source
A Navy official confirmed that a second SM-2 missile was fired from USS Gettysburg, adding that the Navy is investigating whether that missile was targeting the second jet. The Navy is also ...
Newsweek13d
US Fighter Jet Being Shot Down by 'Friendly Fire' Sparks Anger
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was shot down over the Red Sea on Sunday, December 22 in an apparent "friendly fire" incident involving the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, the U.S. military ...
The Aviationist7d
Let’s Examine the Pilots’ Accounts Emerged After the Friendly Fire Incident Involving the F/A-18 Over the Red Sea
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) steams in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 15, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Young ...
Yahoo News14d
F/A-18F Shot Down By Friendly Cruiser Was In The Middle Of A Refueling Mission
The Ticonderoga class USS Gettysburg fired on the jet for reasons that are now under investigation. That cruiser also happens to be the first of its class to have gone through a deep modernization ...
Stars and Stripes7d
Houthi attack risk complicates Navy’s calculus on retrieving downed fighter jet, analysts say
Truman was shot down by apparent “friendly fire” from the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg on Dec. 22. Although the jet is being phased out, newer Block III versions of it have equipment ...
Mena FN10d
US close to shooting down another friendly aircraft
On Saturday, the USS Gettysburg missile cruiser mistakenly struck an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman, causing the pilot and navigator to eject safely. However, as the aircraft was ...
WVEC3d
Navy warships, aircraft launch strikes on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen
The Truman group includes nine squadrons, the Norfolk-based guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, and two guided-missile destroyers, the Norfolk-based USS Stout and the Mayport, Florida-based USS ...