F/A-18 Super Hornet falls into Red Sea from USS Harry S. Truman

The US military has spent more than $1 billion to do air strikes in Yemen in an attempt to beat the Houthi militia into submission. Now it has lost a $60 million fighter jet that fell into the sea during the operations. @nytimes story: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/middleeast/us-navy-fighter-jet-houthis-red-sea.html

"The loss of the jet — worth $67.4 million, according to the Navy — came after the Houthis said a U.S. missile strike hit a migrant detention centerin Yemen overnight into Monday, killing at least 68 African migrants and injuring dozens more." www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/29/fighter-jet-lost-hornet-houthis-red-sea/

"Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action…before it fell overboard"🇺🇸 The @USNavy explain how they lost a £49m Super Hornet fighter aircraft whilst at sea. Read more👇🔗 www.forcesnews.com/services/navy/jet-overboard-us-navy-loses-ps49m-super-hornet-it-falls-aircraft-carrier

Sailors aboard carrier HARRY S TRUMAN CVN75 on 28 April lost control of a VFA-136 F/A-18E Super Hornet while towing it on the hangar deck and the aircraft and tractor went over the side into the Red Sea. One sailor suffered minor injury, none lost news.usni.org/2025/04/28/super-hornet-assigned-to-uss-harry-s-truman-lost-at-sea pic.x.com/SUWojINrjt