A US Navy ship apparently shot down a US fighter plane over the Red Sea in response to “friendly fire,” the US defense claims. According to US Central Command ( CENTCOM), both pilots survived the incident, which occurred early on Sunday, with the other suffering minor wounds.
The USS Gettysburg, a guided weapon ship, downed the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet immediately after it took off from the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier. The government said,” The guided missile ship USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group, falsely fired on and beat the F/A-18″. The F/A-18 was part of Strike Fighter Squadron 11, based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, assigned to the” Red Rippers”
As ships in a war party are still linked by both sensor and radio conversation, it wasn’t immediately clear how the Gettysburg was mistake an F/A-18 for an enemy weapon or weapon, as the Associated Press reported.
A full inspection is being conducted, according to CENTCOM’s declaration, which further confirms that” this affair was not the result of hostile fire.”
At the time of the event, US troops were conducting airstrikes against Houthi priorities in Yemen, including what Central Command described as a “missile store service” and a” command-and-control service”.
On Saturday, the US announced attacks in Yemen’s investment in response to a weapon attack on Tel Aviv. Additionally, it reported that on the same day, Houthi robots and a weapon were shot down over the Red Sea.
Since the Truman plane ship arrived in the area, the US has increased its airstrikes against the Houthis, who have sided with the Palestinians. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas issue in October, the Houthis have attacked about 100 trader ships in the Red Sea.
Despite US and European marine guards, the Red Sea has become more dangerous as a result of Houthi strikes on ships. The insurgents claim that arteries associated with Israel, the US, or the UK are the targets of their problems. However, some precise boats have no obvious connection to the conflict. Additionally, the Houthis have used robots and missiles to attack Israel.
