The US Navy has lost a second F/A-18 fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in just over a week.
Both incidents involved jets falling off the flight deck into the sea, but officials say there is no evidence of hostile action, such as attacks by the Houthis. The repeated mishaps have raised concerns about operational safety and procedures aboard the carrier. Investigations are underway to determine the causes of these accidents.
The incidents highlight the risks and challenges faced by naval aviation in active deployment zones.
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Another US fighter jet falls into sea from Truman aircraft carrier, US officials say
A U.S. F-18 fighter jet was lost in the Red Sea on Tuesday after tipping off the flight deck of the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier, in the second such incident in about a week, two U.S. officials said,
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Again? A fighter jet falls off U.S. aircraft carrier, days after another fell off the same one
An F-18 fighter jet was lost in the Red Sea on Tuesday after tipping off the flight deck of the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier, in the second such incident in about a week, two U.S. officials said,
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