Second US fighter jet falls into ocean in the last month

Published May 7, 2025 9:35am ET



An F/A 18 fighter jet failed to land on the USS Harry S. Truman on Wednesday and fell into the Red Sea.

It marks the second aircraft the Navy aircraft carrier has lost in the last two weeks. The first was an F/A-18E Super Hornet, which was under tow just before it fell into the Red Sea along with a tow tractor. Each F/A 18 costs roughly $60 million.

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