Plop, a $60 million US military fighter jet was dumped into the sea.

Although the Houthi armed group claims to have attacked US aircraft carriers every day, when it comes to the damage inflicted on the US military, one must look at the US military itself.

On the 28th, the US Navy issued a statement admitting that an F/A-18 "Super Hornet" carrier-based aircraft from the aircraft carrier Truman fell into the sea. This is the second carrier-based aircraft lost by the US since the start of its operation against the Houthi armed group.

This also made CNN exclaim: The US Navy has lost $60 million.

However, what's more noteworthy are several interesting details:

According to American media reports, this "Super Hornet" did not crash into the sea due to an accident, but rather, during the USS Truman's maneuvering to avoid Houthi missile attacks, the carrier-based aircraft and deck tractor were thrown into the sea together. The operator on the tractor jumped down just as he was being thrown out, sustaining only minor injuries.

In normal circumstances, when an aircraft carrier performs an emergency evasive maneuver, it is not allowed to drag carrier-based aircraft. Therefore, this detail reveals many problems, such as how the Houthi missiles managed to break through the US Navy's air defense network and approach the aircraft carrier; or how the US Navy's escort fleet did not have enough warning time for the Houthi missile attack.

Given the precedent of the Truman strike group shooting down its own carrier-based aircraft and the aircraft carrier colliding with a cargo ship without turning on identification signals, it is hard not to suspect that the US sailors, after repeated operations and extreme fatigue, misjudged the target of the Houthi missile attack, triggering a series of chain reactions.

Furthermore, this is not the first bizarre incident involving the Truman. In 2022, when the aircraft carrier was deployed in the Mediterranean, a carrier-based aircraft was once blown into the sea due to "severe weather"...

Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830699082925129/

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