Navy deployment marred by friendly fire, lost jets, collision at sea

The Truman aircraft carrier group conducted airstrikes for 52 days straight. Investigators found that not all of its ships or ...

Navy cruiser mistook fighter jets for incoming missiles during chaotic night

One of the planes was accidentally shot down by the cruiser USS Gettysburg, which also fired on another Super Hornet.
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‘Captain, we have an inferno starting’: How one flare nearly destroyed a Navy aircraft carrier

In October 1966, the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany was preparing for flight ops off Vietnam when a routine ...

Intense operations against Houthis played into Truman Strike Group accidents, Navy finds

Investigations released by the Navy into accidents involving the Truman Carrier Strike Group recommended ensuring processes ...

A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.

New documents reveal how the USS Gettysburg shot down an F/A-18 and nearly hit a second one above the Red Sea last year.

Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any better

Internal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024. A series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 ...
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F-35 crashes near Lemoore, pilot ejects safely after latest in string of fighter jet crashes

The crash of an F-35 stealth fighter jet near Visalia joins a list of accidents in recent years that have highlighted controversy surrounding the aircraft. The U.S. Navy said July 30 that the jet ...