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Another $60 million fighter jet just went overboard into the ocean off the USS Harry S. Truman. It’s the second one in ten days.
From the Associated Press: An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The incident Tuesday marks the latest mishap to mar the deployment of the Truman, which has been essential in the airstrike campaign by the United States against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
The F/A-18 Super Hornet landed on the Truman after a flight, but “the arrestment failed,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the incident now under investigation.
“Arrestment” refers to the hook system used by aircraft landing on carriers, which catches steel wire ropes on the flight deck. It remains unclear what part of the system failed.
The two pilots on board were later rescued by a helicopter and suffered minor injuries in the incident, the official added. No one on the flight deck was hurt.
This comes after the Navy announced on April 28 that an F/A-18 Super Hornet and it’s tow tractor fell overboard from the USS Truman as it was being towed into a hanger bay.
BIG WHOOPS: Navy fighter jet worth approximately $70M goes overboard aircraft carrier
An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press.
The incident happened Tuesday, said the official. https://t.co/1iUwsnC0kr— The Associated Press (@AP) May 7, 2025
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— Katie Bo Lillis (@KatieBoLillis) May 7, 2025
Another Navy fighter jet sank to the bottom of the Red Sea on Tuesday following the second such mishap aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in just over a week, a U.S. official told ABC News.
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— ABC News (@ABC) May 7, 2025
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