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Cruiser Crew Using New Systems for First Time Likely Launched ‘Friendly Fire’ Attacks in Red Sea

Recently-arrived USS Gettysburg, after a nine-year overhaul that included $600 million anti-aircraft upgrade, downed a Navy FA/18 on Dec. 21.
Cruiser Crew Using New Systems for First Time Likely Launched ‘Friendly Fire’ Attacks in Red Sea
An F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet landing on the deck of the US Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, during a NATO vigilance activity Neptune Shield 2022 (NESH22) on eastern Mediterranean Sea on May 23, 2022. Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images
John Haughey
John Haughey
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The crew of the USS Gettysburg was using a newly upgraded $600 million anti-aircraft system for the first time in live action when they mistakenly targeted two U.S. Navy FA/18 Hornets on Dec. 21 off the coast of Yemen, forcing the crew of one to eject into the Red Sea.

Gettysburg, a 33-year-old Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, arrived in the Red Sea on Dec. 17 as part of the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier battlegroup after departing Norfolk, Virginia, in September.
John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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