An F - 18 fighter jet fell off the Truman aircraft carrier while maneuvering to avoid Houthi Fire

The US Navy announced yesterday the loss of an F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor from aboard the US aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman while operating in the Red Sea.

According to official reports, the plane was being transported in the hangar when it fell into the sea and an investigation is currently underway.

However, the new satellite images may point to a much bigger story.

The US aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman apparently maneuvered to avoid a large-scale Yemeni attack with missiles and drones.

The maneuver was so intense that it almost caused the loss of the Super Hornet aircraft.

A US official also said that initial reports from the crash site indicated that the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier swerved sharply to avoid Houthi Fire, which contributed to the downing of the fighter jet into the sea, after the Houthis in Yemen claimed on Monday that they launched a drone and missile attack on the aircraft carrier located in the Red Sea.

Another US official also told CNN that the plane sank, and the cost of one F/A-18 fighter jet is estimated at more than 60 million dollars.

The US Navy reported that all personnel on board were found, one sailor was slightly injured.

If this is true, then this indicates that:

- The air defenses of the US aircraft carrier group (including escort ships) failed to intercept the oncoming attack.

- US Navy assets were sufficiently vulnerable to be forced to resort to an emergency maneuver as a last resort.
- The Ansar Allah group has reached a new level of operational pressure against forces in the Red Sea.
Emergency maneuvers by a nuclear aircraft carrier place significant stress on the crew and equipment and are undertaken only as a last resort. This indicates that the Red Sea is no longer safe waters for US ships.

The Houthis also emphasized that the US aggression against Yemen will only lead to further targeting, engagement, and confrontation.