The pilots, who were recovered alive, had just flown off the deck of the Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman on Sunday.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet – flying a few miles behind the Hornet that was shot down in a "friendly fire" incident over the Red Sea – took evasive maneuvers after a second surface-to-air missile was fired ...
Unconfirmed accounts from two pilots, including the one shot down, described how the F/A-18F was engaged while recovering on ...
Right-wing commentators have tied the incident to broader concerns about alleged incompetence in the U.S. military.
Two service members ejected above the Red Sea after a warship fired on their aircraft, according to U.S. Central Command.
An F/A-18 fighter jet was "mistakenly fired on" by the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, authorities said.
The US nearly shot down a second Navy fighter jet over the Red Sea on Saturday — missing it by just 100 feet — in a friendly ...
Aircrew members ejected safely and were rescued after a U.S. Navy F/A-18F from the USS Truman was shot down in a friendly ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire ... guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the ...
The incident, though there are still many unknowns, underscores the risks of friendly fire in intense combat, especially a ...