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The U.S. Navy lost another fighter in the Red Sea, meaning a second incidental involving F/A-18 Super Hornet of USS Harry S. Truman within a small over a week and a 3rd specified failure since Washington's intensification against the Huti rebels in Yemen.
The aircraft reportedly fell into the sea after a halt failure occurred while attempting to land on an aircraft carrier, forcing a pilot and an officer of weapons systems to eject themselves.CNN was the first to study on the incidental on Tuesday, citing many sources acquainted with the case.‘The halt failed, causing the aircraft to fall overboard.
Both airmen safely catapulted and were rescued by a chopper assigned to the chopper Sea Combat Squadron 11’ “an anonymous defence authoritative from USNI News said.
"Airplanes were tested by medical personnel and found to have insignificant injuries. No compartment crew has been injured.’The incidental reportedly occurred on the same day erstwhile Iran-supported group of Huti rebels ‘fired’ Truman, although it is unclear whether these 2 events are linked.
A formal investigation is underway, while the US Navy has not yet officially confirmed the details.Just a week ago another F/A-18 fell off Truman during evasive maneuvers to avoid Huti's rocket shelling.
In a separate incidental last December, the F/A-18 was mistakenly shot down by the USS Gettysburg rocket cruiser shortly after being launched from Truman to bomb Huti's targets in Yemen.Each F/A-18 Super Hornet costs between $60 and $70 million, according to Pentagon estimates.
Huti besides claim they shot down over a twelve U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones in the past year, each valued at about $30 million.The United States has repeatedly clashed with the Hutimi since this group began attacking maritime transport in the Red Sea in late 2023, claiming to be acting in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the face of the Israeli military run in the Gaza Strip.
Truman's strike squad conducted many air strikes on Yemen as part of a wider US-UK operation.However, on Tuesday, US president Donald Trump announced that Washington ‘withholds immediately’ his bombing campaign, claiming that Huti ‘Capital’ And they no longer search confrontation.
Shortly after the announcement, Oman confirmed that he had brokered a ceasefire agreement between Washington and Hutimi, both of whom undertook not to attack each another in the Red Sea.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/616912-us-navy-jet-crash-yemen/
