The U.S. Navy's deployment of warships to the Middle East has been repeatedly described as the most intense naval combat the ...

On December 22, 2024, a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet operating over the Red Sea was mistakenly shot down by the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg in a friendly fire incident. Both pilots ejected ...

US Central Command (CENTCOM) acknowledged in a 22 December statement the investigation into the shoot-down of an F/A-18 over ...

The jet had just flown off the deck of the aircraft carrier when the friendly fire incident occurred. The two-seater F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet was assigned to the “Red Rippers” of strike fighter ...

One can read a history of the development below: But 1997 would bring two large developments to the Super Hornet. January 18 marked the first carrier landing aboard the USS John C. Stennis. One can ...

An FA-18 Super Hornet fighter jet had just taken off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier when it was "mistakenly fired on" by another US vessel, the military said. Both pilots survived.

The incident, though there are still many unknowns, underscores the risks of friendly fire in intense combat, especially a ...

Truman Carrier Strike Group mistakenly fired a missile at the F/A-18 Superhornet, the Associated Press reports. The plane had just taken off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and was ...

The Blue Angels will be returning to the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show in June. Two officers made a stop at Willow Run on ...