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F/A-18 fighter jets are pictured on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford on November 17, 2022, in Gosport, England. (Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images/File) |
Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely on Saturday after their fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent friendly fire incident, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
The
pilots were rescued, with one sustaining minor injuries, according to initial
reports.
The
aircraft, an F/A-18, was operating from the USS Harry S. Truman when it was “mistakenly
fired upon” by the USS Gettysburg,
CENTCOM said. The Gettysburg,
a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, is part of the Truman carrier strike
group, which entered Middle Eastern waters a week ago.
A
comprehensive investigation is underway, and CENTCOM emphasized that the
incident was not caused by hostile fire. The Iran-backed Houthi militant group
in Yemen has previously made false claims of attacking U.S. warships in the Red
Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The U.S.
has maintained a near-constant naval presence in the region since the outbreak
of the war in Gaza. The Houthis have targeted vessels in the Red Sea, one of
the world’s busiest maritime routes, framing the attacks as retaliation for
Israel’s conflict with Hamas.
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The
apparent friendly fire incident occurred on the same day the U.S. conducted
airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, targeting a missile storage
facility and a command-and-control center in the capital, Sana’a. U.S. forces
also intercepted one-way attack drones and an anti-ship cruise missile,
according to CENTCOM.
The
strikes against the Iran-backed rebel group involved Navy F/A-18 fighter jets
and U.S. Air Force assets, CENTCOM reported.
According
to two U.S. military officials, the downed fighter jet was not involved in the
airstrikes in Yemen.
The
Houthis, who control Yemen’s most populous regions, have declared they will
continue attacking Israel and its allies until a ceasefire is achieved in Gaza.
The
F/A-18 incident coincided with Houthi forces in Yemen claiming to have launched
a hypersonic ballistic missile at an Israeli military target in the Jaffa area
of Tel Aviv. Israeli authorities confirmed the missile struck Tel Aviv
overnight into Saturday after a rare failure of the city’s air defense system
to intercept it.
Emergency
services reported that more than a dozen people sustained minor injuries, but
no fatalities were recorded.
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