Navy, Red Sea and Super Hornet

Fog of war: The US Navy's Red Sea Super Hornet shootdown is this fight's 2nd friendly-fire incident
The incident, though there are still many unknowns, underscores the risks of friendly fire in intense combat, especially a complex air-defense fight.
Second US Navy fighter jet narrowly avoided being shot down in 'friendly fire' incident: source
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 from the cruiser USS Gettysburg,
U.S. Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in Friendly Fire Incident; Aviators Safe
This post has been updated with additional information on the timing of the incident. Two U.S. Navy aviators are safe after their two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet was shot down by an American ship by mistake,
US Fighter Jet Being Shot Down by 'Friendly Fire' Sparks Anger
Right-wing commentators have tied the incident to broader concerns about alleged incompetence in the U.S. military.
A US Navy missile cruiser shot down a Super Hornet over the Red Sea in an apparent 'friendly fire' incident
A $55.7 million F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft was shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent case of friendly fire, CENTCOM said in a statement.
Second Navy jet narrowly escaped ‘friendly fire’ over Red Sea
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was shot down in a friendly fire incident, but a previously unreported second jet narrowly avoided a similar fate.
Navy jet shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident was responding to Houthi threats
An investigation is underway to determine the facts and circumstances of the incident in the Red Sea on Sunday involving friendly fire. Guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18 Super Hornet as it was flying off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S.
F/A-18F Was Shot Down By Friendly Fire As Jets Were About To Land On The Carrier
A friendly fire incident in the Red Sea this past weekend that saw a U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser down an F/A-18F Super Hornet came as jets were returning to the supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman,
U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in 'Friendly Fire' Incident
The U.S. Navy's deployment of warships to the Middle East has been repeatedly described as the most intense naval combat the United States has seen since World War II, as the warships have come until intense missile and drone strikes launched by the Houthis.
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Downed by Friendly Fire Over Red Sea
On December 22, 2024, a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet operating over the Red Sea was mistakenly shot down by the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg in a friendly fire incident. Both pilots ejected safely;
Second Navy jet nearly brought down by friendly fire in Red Sea
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 fire incident. Not one but two F/A-18 Super Hornets were flying above the US guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg during anti-Houthi missions in the region when the Navy launched a pair of surface-to-air missiles from the ship.
Latest Houthi Disinformation—Group Claimed It Downed U.S. Navy F/A-18
Disinformation quickly spread across social media in the hours after the incident—yet, this isn't the first time the rebel ...
F/A-18F Shot Down By Friendly Cruiser Was In The Middle Of A Refueling Mission
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet was conducting a refueling mission over the Red Sea when it was downed in a friendly fire ...
US Super Hornet shot down by friendly warship over Red Sea; pressure from Houthis likely leads to decreased combat efficiency: expert
A US Navy cruiser mistakenly shot down a friendly Super Hornet fighter jet over the Red Sea on Sunday amid the US military's ...
Houthis take credit for downing American plane after CENTCOM alleges friendly fire
Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, better known as the Houthis, has taken credit for the downing of an American military plane ...
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US F-18 Super Hornet jet crashes over Yemen waters
Two US Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the US military said.