No answers yet on what led to the friendly fire shoot-down of Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet in Red Sea
The cause of the friendly fire shoot-down of a Naval Air Station Oceana-based jet over the Red Sea remains a mystery. After ...
US Navy's friendly-fire F/A-18 accident echoes a 1988 tragedy
The mistaken downing of an F/A-18 Super Hornet in December bears similarities with the tragic downing of an Iran passenger ...
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 ...
Downing of Super Hornet remains under investigation
On Dec. 22, after taking off from the Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman, a F/A-18 F Super Hornet was hit by weapons fired from the USS Gettysburg.
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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 ...
Red Sea Attacks Are Testing Combat Information Centers Aboard U.S. Navy Warships Like Never Before
The Combat Information Center (CIC) is the nerve center and tactical brain of a U.S. Navy surface combatant. With this in mind, TWZ spoke with multiple surface warfare officers (SWOs) about the ...
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.
Retired naval aviator shares insight on ‘friendly fire’ incident in the Red Sea
On Sunday morning Arabian Standard Time, a U.S. Navy ship mistakenly fired on a U.S. fighter jet in the Red Sea. Reports said ...
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Houthi attack risk complicates Navy’s calculus on retrieving downed fighter jet, analysts say
Recovery of a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet recently downed over the Red Sea likely hinges on what’s left of the wreckage and how ...
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 ...
These are the missile cruisers the US Navy spent $1.84 billion to upgrade just to throw them away
The Navy decommissioned four of its upgraded Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers before even deploying.
US Navy carries out strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
The more than a dozen strikes in Sana'a and other parts of Yemen are the first major ones since the Navy shot down its own ...