The US Navy found that the F-18 fighter jet that tipped off the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on May 6 was caused by limited knowledge, insufficient training, and combat ...

Pete Hegseth takes flight in F-18 fighter jet with elite 'Top Gun' pilotsCredit: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Billionaire Richard Branson mourns his wife and partner of 50 years, Joan: ‘She was my ...

The US Navy has lost a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as both crashed into the South China Sea in separate incidents within 30 minutes of each other on Sunday ...

The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday -- the third since it deployed to the Middle East -- this time amid a landing incident that caused the ...

NEW YORK — A military jet flyover planned on the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 has been canceled following widespread backlash on social media. "As per the US Navy, today's F-18 jet flyover on the ...

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Two fighter jets have fallen off U.S. Navy aircraft carriers in 2025 alone. One of these involved an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman. On the other hand, the other jet – also from the ...

The two fighters are tailored to the needs of their respective services; the F-16 is fast and lightweight, while the F/A-18 is better suited to carrier operations. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting ...

Pete Hegseth has taken flight in a F-18 fighter jet dressed in Top Gun attire from a Nevada naval air base. On Sunday (19 October), the Secretary of Defense took a tour of the skies in the same ...