The incident, though there are still many unknowns, underscores the risks of friendly fire in intense combat, especially a ...

Right-wing commentators have tied the incident to broader concerns about alleged incompetence in the U.S. military.

An F/A-18 Super Hornet – flying a few miles behind the Hornet that was shot down in a "friendly fire" incident over the Red ...

A $55.7 million F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft was shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent case of friendly fire, CENTCOM ...

Aircrew members ejected safely and were rescued after a U.S. Navy F/A-18F from the USS Truman was shot down in a friendly ...

The U.S. Navy's deployment of warships to the Middle East has been repeatedly described as the most intense naval combat the ...

This post has been updated with additional information on the timing of the incident. Two U.S. Navy aviators are safe after ...

US Navy jet narrowly avoided being shot down by friendly fire during a series of airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen, according to a Fox News report. On Saturday, the USS Gettysburg missile cruiser ...

The Super Hornet was flying over the Red Sea when guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg fired upon it, according to the ...

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was shot down in a friendly fire incident, but a previously unreported second jet narrowly avoided a similar fate.

The shooting down of a U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet by its own Navy cruiser highlights the inherent risks involved in military operations, especially in volatile regions like the Red Sea.