On Monday, an F/A-18E Super Hornet engaged with a Houthi drone that some suspect eventually contributed to the mishap of the jet falling off the USS Harry S. Truman and into the Red Sea, the Washington Examiner previously reported.
“The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft,” Navy spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Lauren Chatmas said about the loss of the jet. “The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard,” Chatmas added. “Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard.”
The Houthis claimed the attack by their drone was responsible for the loss of the jet.