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The National
29-04-2025
- General
- The National
'Lost overboard': US Navy drops $70 million fighter jet into Red Sea
F/A-18E Super Hornet topples into ocean from Harry S Truman A fighter jet with the Carrier Strike Group has been lost in the Red Sea, the US Navy reported on Monday. The F/A-18E Super Hornet was being towed in the hangar bay when the crew lost control and the jet toppled into the ocean. "All personnel are accounted for, with one Sailor sustaining a minor injury," the navy said, adding that an investigation was under way. The F/A-18E Super Hornet costs about $73 million, according to aviation news outlet AeroTime. The Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group consists of the flagship, nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1, three guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 28 and the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg. It is currently deployed in the Red Sea after entering US Central Command's area of responsibility in December last year. Centcom's focus is the Middle East, Central Asia and parts of South Asia. The group has assisted in protecting shipping lanes in the Red Sea from attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have engaged in a campaign of strikes on vessels transiting the pivotal trade waterway. It has also supported several strikes against sites linked to the Iran-backed group in Yemen. In addition, the carrier strike group in early February conducted air strikes against the Somalia branch of ISIS in support of US Africa Command and in co-ordination with the Somali government, the navy reported. In February the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel near the Suez Canal. While no injuries or flooding were reported, there was some damage to the carrier. The captain of the US naval vessel was fired. Another Super Hornet fell off the deck of the Harry S Truman in July 2022 during an at-sea resupply amid unexpected heavy weather.
The National
28-04-2025
- General
- The National
'Lost overboard': US Navy drops $70 million fighter into Red Sea
A fighter jet with the Carrier Strike Group has been lost in the Red Sea, the US Navy reported on Monday. The F/A-18E Super Hornet was being towed in the hangar bay when the crew lost control and the jet toppled into the ocean. "All personnel are accounted for, with one Sailor sustaining a minor injury," the navy said, adding that an investigation was under way. The F/A-18E Super Hornet costs about $73 million, according to aviation news outlet AeroTime. The Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group consists of the flagship, nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1, three guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 28 and the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg. It is currently deployed in the Red Sea after entering US Central Command's area of responsibility in December last year. Centcom's focus is the Middle East, Central Asia and parts of South Asia. The group has assisted in protecting shipping lanes in the Red Sea from attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have engaged in a campaign of strikes on vessels transiting the pivotal trade waterway. It has also supported several strikes against sites linked to the Iran-backed group in Yemen. In addition, the carrier strike group in early February conducted air strikes against the Somalia branch of ISIS in support of US Africa Command and in co-ordination with the Somali government, the navy reported. In February the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel near the Suez Canal. While no injuries or flooding were reported, there was some damage to the carrier. The captain of the US naval vessel was fired. Another Super Hornet fell off the deck of the Harry S Truman in July 2022 during an at-sea resupply amid unexpected heavy weather.
