12월 22일 미해군의 순양함 CG-64 USS 게티스버그가 아군 오사로 해리.S.트루먼에서 출격한 F/A-18F를 격추해 파일럿 2명이 탈출했네요.
US Navy F/A-18 pilots shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident
Two US Navy F/A-18 pilots shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident over Red Sea
ByIan Molyneaux
December 22, 2024, 13:06 (UTC +3)
Defense
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Two US Navy pilots were shot down after a F/A-18 Super Hornet was hit in an “apparent case of friendly fire” over the Red Sea.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on December 22, 2024, that both F/A-18 pilots safely ejected and were recovered. One of the US Navy pilots sustained minor injuries during the incident in the early morning hours.
“The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG64), which is part of the USS Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18, which was flying off USS Harry S. Truman. The incident was not a result of hostile fire, and a full investigation is underway” CENTCOM said in a statement.
The US Navy has been present in the region for over a year to combat Houthi rebels in Yemen that began targeting commercial vessels in response to the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
On December 21, 2024, US forces conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility operated by Houthis in Sana’a, Yemen.
“CENTCOM forces conducted the deliberate strikes to disrupt and degrade Houthi operations, such as attacks against U.S. Navy warships and merchant vessels in the Southern Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb, and Gulf of Aden,” CENTCOM said.
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첫댓글 미해군 담당 일진은 후티인가요...
2025년에 중국이 어떻게 이란 - 후티와 딜쳐서 홍해를 열어놓으면 ㄹㅇ 미국에 바디블로우 한 방 크게 날릴 수도 있겠다 싶습니다.
2003년에도 friendly fire가 있었는데 아무리 조심해도 또 발생하네요.
이번엔 무슨 에러 때문에 이런 일이 생긴 건지... 사태가 장기화되니 장병들의 소모도 심할 것 같긴 하네요.
게티스버그함이 개량공사를 받고 투입했는데 이게 제대로 안된거 아닌가하는 카더라도 도나 봅니다.
@Minowski(김유철) 3척 중 가장 먼저 투입된 배인데 그게 사실이면 다른 두 척의 배치가 지연될 수도 있겠네요.
조종사는 모두 비상탈출에 성공했는데. 오인 사격에 사용된 무장은 뭘까요?
https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/22/u-s-super-hornet-shot-down-in-friendly-fire-over-red-sea/
업데이트된 기사가 떴는데, 사고 일시는 12월 22일 새벽 3시 정도였고, 발사된 무장은 SM-2였다고 합니다. ( Some more details about the downing have started to surface. In particular, the Super Hornet was downed by an SM-2 surface-to-air missile )
https://www.twz.com/sea/f-a-18f-shot-down-by-friendly-cruiser-was-in-the-middle-of-a-refueling-mission
이 기사에 따르면 격추 당시 급유임무중이었다고 하네요.
"“The [F/A-18F] aircraft is part of Carrier Airwing (CVW) 1 and was performing a refueling mission,”