logo
US Navy loses another fighter jet in Red Sea aircraft carrier incident

US Navy loses another fighter jet in Red Sea aircraft carrier incident

A US F/A-18 fighter jet was lost in the Red Sea on Tuesday after tipping off the flight deck of the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, in the second such incident in about a week, two US officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Advertisement
The officials said the fighter jet failed to come to a proper halt after landing on the carrier. Both members of the crew ejected before the jet plunged into the water and were recovered by a rescue helicopter, one of the officials said.
The US Navy did not have an immediate response.
One of the officials said medical evaluations showed the aviators had minor injuries and that no flight deck personnel were injured.
The incident was first reported by CNN.
Advertisement
Last week, another fighter jet fell overboard from the Truman, which has been aiding US strikes against Yemen's Houthi fighters.
Orange background

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Comments

No comments yet...

Related Articles

US mainstay of Taiwan Strait patrols, the P-8, in spotlight at Paris Air Show
US mainstay of Taiwan Strait patrols, the P-8, in spotlight at Paris Air Show

South China Morning Post

time19-06-2025

  • South China Morning Post

US mainstay of Taiwan Strait patrols, the P-8, in spotlight at Paris Air Show

The US has highlighted its freedom of navigation operations at the Paris Air Show , with a display of the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft deployed in the Taiwan Strait and other geopolitical flashpoints. Advertisement US Navy mission commander Lieutenant Joseph Pitts, who captains a P-8 patrol plane, told reporters that freedom of navigation within international waters was at the core of his aircraft's mission set. 'We ensure that the international laws are being upheld, and that's kind of our primary mission whenever we're operating within all the AORs [area of responsibility],' he said in response to the South China Morning Post's inquiry about the P-8's role in the region. Pitts said he had been posted in 'pretty much every fleet [and] a little bit all over the world', including with the seventh fleet that operates in the Asia-Pacific region. Most recently, he was based in Japan. The deployment of the P-8 by US allies was helping to boost interoperability, he said. 'And especially the fellow P-8 platforms, helping, working with them, see what's the best way to operate this aircraft in the best state there could be.' Advertisement The Boeing P-8 is also used for anti-submarine and surface warfare missions. It is armed with torpedoes, Harpoon anti-ship missiles and sonobuoys – which are dropped from aircraft or ships to detect and track submarines and underwater threats.

US mainstay of Taiwan Strait patrols the P-8 in spotlight at Paris Air Show
US mainstay of Taiwan Strait patrols the P-8 in spotlight at Paris Air Show

South China Morning Post

time19-06-2025

  • South China Morning Post

US mainstay of Taiwan Strait patrols the P-8 in spotlight at Paris Air Show

The US has highlighted its freedom of navigation operations at the Paris Air Show , with a display of the Poseidon P-8 maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft deployed in the Taiwan Strait and other geopolitical flashpoints. US Navy mission commander Lieutenant Joseph Pitts, who captains a P-8 patrol plane, told reporters that freedom of navigation within international waters was at the core of his aircraft's mission set. 'We ensure that the international laws are being upheld, and that's kind of our primary mission whenever we're operating within all the AORs [area of responsibility],' he said in response to the South China Morning Post's inquiry about the P-8's role in the region. Pitts said he had been posted in 'pretty much every fleet [and] a little bit all over the world', including with the seventh fleet that operates in the Asia-Pacific region. Most recently, he was based in Japan. The deployment of the P-8 by US allies was helping to boost interoperability, he said. 'And especially the fellow P-8 platforms, helping, working with them, see what's the best way to operate this aircraft in the best state there could be.' The Boeing P-8 is also used for anti-submarine and surface warfare missions. It is armed with torpedoes, Harpoon anti-ship missiles and sonobuoys – which are dropped from aircraft or ships to detect and track submarines and underwater threats.

Who is Chris Janson's wife Kelly Janson? The ‘Buy Me a Boat' country music star says it was love at first sight, and penned ‘Holdin' Her' as a testament to their love
Who is Chris Janson's wife Kelly Janson? The ‘Buy Me a Boat' country music star says it was love at first sight, and penned ‘Holdin' Her' as a testament to their love

South China Morning Post

time03-06-2025

  • South China Morning Post

Who is Chris Janson's wife Kelly Janson? The ‘Buy Me a Boat' country music star says it was love at first sight, and penned ‘Holdin' Her' as a testament to their love

American musician Chris Janson has been with his wife Kelly Lynn for nearly two decades. The pair met at a Nashville bar in 2007 and tied the knot three years later, but the 'Buy Me a Boat' singer claims that he knew the moment he saw her that he was going to marry her. Chris Janson has been married to Kelly Lynn Janson since 2010. Photo: @thekellyjanson/Instagram Advertisement Janson has said that he celebrates his wife and their marriage everyday: 'Every day that I get to wake up beside Kelly feels like a celebration. We're partners in everything, and we're in love,' he said in a 2018 interview with The Tennessean. So what do we know about Kelly Janson – the woman who inspired his 2016 single 'Holdin' Her'? She used to work at a recording label Kelly Janson was a consultant for a recording label when she met Chris Janson. Photo: @thekellyjanson/Instagram When Kelly and Janson first crossed paths at that Nashville bar, she was a single mother of two working as an A&R consultant at a recording label. It was actually under the guise of pitching songs to her that Janson first approached Kelly, inviting her to his cabin to co-write songs. Her first meeting with Janson Chris Janson and Kelly Janson dated for three years before getting married in 2010. Photo: @thekellyjanson/Instagram While the 'Drunk Girls' crooner might have immediately pinpointed his future wife when he saw Kelly, little did he know that she was equally struck by Janson at first sight.

DOWNLOAD THE APP

Get Started Now: Download the App

Ready to dive into a world of global content with local flavor? Download Daily8 app today from your preferred app store and start exploring.
app-storeplay-store