With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the
An F/A-18 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan McGuire

A US aircraft carrier's hard turn to avoid enemy fire surprised sailors and sent a jet with bad brakes into the sea

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman sails through the Mediterranean Sea on May 18.
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman made a hard turn before sending a fighter jet and a tow tractor overboard.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mike Shen

A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.

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A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the Red Sea during routine operations, January 5, 2025.
An F/A-18 operates over the Red Sea.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis

US Navy techs are stripping parts from fighter jets and subs to keep other ones working

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A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the Red Sea during routine operations in January.
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the Red Sea during routine operations in January.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis

Photos show the aerial acrobatics before unexpected storms ended a big military airshow

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Airmen used airbags, forklifts, and cranes to invert an aircraft that flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph.
Airmen used airbags, forklifts, and cranes to invert an aircraft that flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed

Another European country is flying fighter jets off highways like NATO has been doing to protect its warplanes

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A Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet lands on a highway.
A Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet lands on a highway.

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