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.
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. Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Red Sea by Apparent Friendly Fire
A U.S. Navy ship mistakenly shot down an American fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday, the U.S. military said, highlighting the potential risks for international forces as they try to stop attacks on cargo ships by the Houthi militia in Yemen.
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.
Two US Navy pilots eject safely over Red Sea after fighter jet shot down in apparent friendly fire incident
Two US Navy pilots ejected safely after their fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea on Saturday in an apparent friendly fire incident, US Central Command said in a statement.
US fighter jet patrolling Red Sea shot down apparently by ‘friendly fire’
American forces said friendly fire was responsible for shooting down an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet during military operations battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The post US fighter jet patrolling Red Sea shot down by ‘friendly fire’ appeared first on FreightWaves.
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.
2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says
The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident.
Friendly Fire: Fighter Jet Mistakenly Bombs Sokoto Communities
Many villagers are feared dead, and several others injured, as a fighter jet targeting members of the Lakurawa sect in their hideout mistakenly bombed two
U.S. fighter jet shot down by friendly fire over Red Sea
Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely over the Red Sea on Sunday after the fighter jet they were in was shot down by what appeared to be friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said. The jet was mistakenly fired on by the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg,
Second Navy Jet Nearly Struck By Friendly Fire
Navy fighter jet was nearly shot down by friendly fire in the Red Sea on Saturday (December 21), the New York Post reports. Two F/A-18 Super Hornets were flying above the USS Gettysburg during anti-Houthi missions when a pair of missiles were launched from the ship.
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 ...
US Shoots Down Its Own Fighter Jet In ‘Friendly Fire’ Incident Over Red Sea Amid Escalating Conflict With Houthi Rebels
A U.S. missile cruiser shot down a Navy fighter jet in what military officials said was a “friendly fire” incident over the ...