American sources revealed to CNN the loss of a second F-18 fighter jet belonging to the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman over the Red Sea, while the Pentagon confirmed it is monitoring the situation following an earlier announcement about the loss of another jet.
CNN quoted informed American sources as saying that a second F-18 fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman has gone missing in the Red Sea.
This announcement comes just hours after the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) confirmed the loss of another jet of the same model aboard the same carrier.
In a brief statement, the Pentagon said it is closely monitoring the situation regarding the loss of an F-18 fighter jet operating from the Truman in the Red Sea, without providing further details about the circumstances or the fate of the pilot.
CNN sources stated that the two incidents are separate but indicated that the second jet was lost under similar conditions to the first, without elaborating on the reasons behind the loss.
The consecutive loss of two US fighter jets of the same model in the same area raises questions about potential shared factors and the consequences of the US aggressive war on Yemen.
Analysts believe the aircraft may have been downed during clashes with the Yemeni Armed Forces, but the incident was only revealed now—after the ceasefire—in order to avoid exposing US weakness by admitting the loss of three jets in the same manner.
