Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week.
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It is not entirely clear what happened yet, as the investigation is ongoing, but two of the people said there was some kind of arrestment failure as the jet was trying to land on the carrier and the pilot and weapons systems officer had to eject. They were recovered by a rescue helicopter and are both alive, but they suffered minor injuries.
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The jet crashed into the sea and has not been recovered.
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Separately, the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group “took a shot” at the Truman on Tuesday, four of the people said, despite President Donald Trump announcing an apparent ceasefire with the group hours earlier. It is not clear whether the two incidents are related.
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The loss of the fighter jet comes one week after another F/A-18 jet fell overboard the Truman. That time, initial reports indicated that the Truman made a hard turn to evade Houthi fire, which contributed to the fighter jet falling overboard.
An individual F/A-18 fighter jet costs more than $60 million, according to the Navy.
CNN
And...
Is everybody getting high? Are we getting careless?
Or maybe everyone is too stressed by Trump 2.0.
UPDATE 05/07/2025: I know that plane incident had nothing to do with air traffic control. Nevertheless, this doesn't look like a great idea...
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