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US navy mistakenly shoots down one among its fighter jets

By Editorial Board Published December 22, 2024 3 Min Read
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US navy mistakenly shoots down one among its fighter jets

A US fighter jet has been shot down after it was mistakenly hit by an American missile cruiser over the Pink Sea.

Each pilots within the plane ejected and have been rescued – one among them had minor accidents.

An investigation is underneath method after what the US navy described as an “apparent case of friendly fire”.

It’s believed to be probably the most severe incident to threaten US troops in additional than a yr of America concentrating on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

US Central Command stated the F/A-18 Hornet was shot down quickly after it had flown off the deck of the USS Harry S Truman plane provider.

The 2-seater airplane was then struck by one of many provider’s escort ships, USS Gettysburg.

It was not instantly clear how the Gettysburg might mistake an F/A-18 for an enemy plane or missile, notably as ships in a battle group are linked by each radar and radio communication.

Nonetheless, Central Command stated warships and plane earlier shot down a number of Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile launched by the rebels.

The Houthis have focused about 100 service provider vessels with missiles and drones in solidarity with Gaza because the Israel-Hamas struggle began in October 2023.

The Hornet incident exhibits how harmful the Pink Sea hall has turn into over the continued assaults on delivery by Houthis regardless of US and European allies patrolling the realm.

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Yemeni troopers guard Mohammad Ali al Houthi, the pinnacle of the Supreme Political Houthi Council, in Sanaa. File pic: AP

This weekend, US warplanes carried out airstrikes that shook the capital Sanaa, which the Houthis have held since 2014.

Central Command described the strikes as concentrating on a “missile storage facility” and a “command-and-control facility” however didn’t elaborate.

The downed fighter jet was regarded as a F/A-18 Tremendous Hornet which is assigned to the Pink Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron 11 stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.

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