US loses second F/A-18 jet in week of Houthi campaign

Two US Navy pilots were rescued after ditching their F/A-18 fighter jet during a landing mishap on the USS Harry S. Truman off Yemen’s coast on Monday, US officials confirmed to Al-Monitor.

The pilots were forced to eject due to an arrestment failure in which the aircraft’s tailhook failed to sufficiently engage on the deck, one official said. The two pilots were recovered via helicopter from the water and treated for minor injuries, CNN first reported on Monday night.

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