Suggests that the Houthi got close enough with a drone or missile strike to force the Truman to maneuver hard, tossing the Super Hornet overboard.
This is the second F/A-18 lost in the past six months, along with at least 9 Predator drones. This "cheap" war in Yemen is starting to add up
This is the second F/A-18 lost in the past six months, along with at least 9 Predator drones. This "cheap" war in Yemen is starting to add up
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A $60 million US Navy fighter jet was lost at sea after it fell overboard from an aircraft carrier.
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Or speculation based on…zero?
"As there is no just war IMPO, what are the #US doing over there?!"
The US has no hope of operating carriers against China.
US carriers are for mass murdering people in poorer countries.
We just blow stuff up and run away - a failing strategy.
But glad nobody was hurt and this will be an interesting investigation…hope the tow crew doesn’t get roasted for it.
The US Feds refused to invest in the category leader 🇺🇸 3DR in 2016.
Small decentralized cheap as we’re seeing in Ukraine is going to be the military of the future.