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 critical system failed as a fighter jet was ...
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A critical system failed as a fighter jet was landing on an aircraft carrier earlier this year. The $60 million F/A-18 fell off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman and into the Red Sea. A new Navy ...