Plane Overboard: A $60 Million Fighter Jet Just Fell Off an Aircraft Carrier

The Navy will almost certainly launch a recovery effort to retrieve the F/A-18 Super Hornet from the bottom of the sea. The U.S. Navy lost a $60 million fighter jet after it fell overboard during carrier operations in the Red Sea. The F/A-18 Super Hornet fell into the sea while the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was conducting evasive maneuvers—likely in response to a Houthi missile threat. How Does a Plane Fall Off an Aircraft Carrier? On Monday, an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet fell into the Red Sea...