An F/A-18 fighter jet was "mistakenly fired on" by the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, authorities said.

A retired admiral is offering insight into a rare “friendly fire” incident that occurred over the Red Sea, where the U.S. Navy accidentally shot down one of its own fighter jets.

The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident.