The United States Navy has actually lost another fighter jet in the Red Sea, marking the second event including an F/A -18 Super Hornet from the USS Harry S.
Truman in just over a week, and the third such loss considering that Washington magnified operations versus Ansarallah in Yemen.The aircraft supposedly plunged into the sea after experiencing an arrestment failure while attempting to land on the carrier, forcing both the pilot and weapons systems officer to eject.
CNN first reported the event on Tuesday, citing multiple sources acquainted with the matter.The occurrence apparently took place the same day Ansarallah having a went at the Truman, though it remains uncertain whether the two occasions are connected.
A formal investigation is underway, while the United States Navy has yet to formally validate the details.Just recently, another F/A -18 fell off the Truman during incredibly elusive maneuvers to avoid incoming Yemeni missile fire.
In a separate incident last December, an F/A -18 was incorrectly shot down by the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg soon after introducing from the Truman for battle raids versus Anasarallah targets in Yemen.
This short article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times