The Pentagon reported that the US Navy accidentally shot down its own F/A-18 fighter jet in a friendly fire incident over the Red Sea, shortly after announcing a successful bombing operation against suspected Houthi targets in Yemen. The F/A-18 was downed by the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg shortly after its launch from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, as confirmed by US Central Command … Continue reading US Navy accidentally shot down its own fighter jet in a friendly fire