A Navy investigation into the USS Gettysburg's engagement that shot down an F/A-18 Super Hornet found numerous localized errors and wider systemic failures across procedures, training and shipboard systems. The findings could prompt changes to carrier strike group safeguards and air‑defense rules of engagement.
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The report exposes gaps in shipboard air‑defense procedures and cross‑platform coordination, reinforcing lessons from other probes that identified broader “systemic failures” in military and civilian aviation investigations: https://hype.aero/?story=b60d98b3-7633-4134-863e-df9e81065d8c
Findings increase pressure to accelerate safety fixes and capability changes for the F/A‑18 fleet and carrier operations, alongside ongoing efforts like Boeing’s work on an Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance capability and recent recoveries of downed Super Hornets: https://hype.aero/?story=c3cfef9a-f5bb-427d-aa0e-9e19cd87748f https://hype.aero/?story=0f84c390-0591-404f-8da8-99c443d5ff27
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The War Zone
• Howard Altman