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.

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 ...

Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, better known as the Houthis, has taken credit for the downing of an American military plane ...

American forces said friendly fire was responsible for shooting down an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet during military operations ...

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 ...

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet was conducting a refueling mission over the Red Sea when it was downed in a friendly fire ...

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

Two US naval aviators safely ejected from their Boeing F/A-18F over the Red Sea after the jet was mistakenly targeted by one of the guided missile ships escorting the aircraft carrier USS Harry S ...

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.