US Navy pilots shot down in "friendly fire" Red Sea incident

The US Navy is investigating the cause of an incident in which two F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets were shot down over the Red Sea, resulting in one pilot sustaining minor injuries. The shootdown appears to be a case of friendly fire, with the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg mistakenly firing on and hitting the US fighter jets. The incident marks the most serious threat to troops in over a year of the US military targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels. Both pilots survived the incident, but the USS Gettysburg's mistake has raised concerns about the risk of friendly fire in combat operations.