this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2025
139 points (95.4% liked)

World News

46216 readers
3227 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

A Navy fighter jet fell overboard Monday when the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier veered to avoid fire from the Houthis, according to two defense officials.

The military was using the $60 million jet as part of its weekslong campaign against Houthi fighters in Yemen, who have attacked commercial and military shipping in the waterway for the past two years.

The aircraft’s loss adds to the growing price tag in the effort against the Houthis, which has included seven MQ-9 drones shot down by the group over the past several weeks. The Houthis have brought down more than a dozen of the surveillance drones since October 2023, when they began attacking ships in the Red Sea to, as they said, help ~~Hamas in its war with~~ Stop the genocide committed by Israel. They cost more than $20 million each.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

I'm shocked that the ship can maneuver quickly enough to 1) affect the outcome of a missile attack, 2) create enough force to toss a plane off the side.

I would have figured the protocol is to have the CIWS and interceptor launchers at an appropriate angle to intercept the attack prior to the missiles being launched.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 51 points 22 hours ago (3 children)
[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

the benefit of electric power that makes it way better than anything

t o r q u e

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

That carrier is using steam powered propellers. Luckily the steam is "pushed" by a couple of large nuclear reactors, so it's got plenty of juice.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

What

Those are STEAM POWERED? good lord that's more oomph than I was expecting I was thinking we had some giant ass motors creating some crazy ass electromagnatisim

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 hours ago

Those are STEAM POWERED? good lord that's more oomph than I was expecting I was thinking we had some giant ass motors creating some crazy ass electromagnatisim

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

100% steam. Steam makes the electricity, locomotion, desalination and the plane catapults go on that class of carrier. The reactors and salt water make the various types of steam used in the various systems.

Limitless water is a neat hack when you couple it with limitless heat.

[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm amaze how advance everything is but we're still using steam like the people from the industrial revolution. The only difference is instead of coal were using nuclear reaction. I do wonder why we're not using some kind passive way instead through mechanical way to generate electricity.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I've said it before, and I will say it again. We're gonna use a Dyson Swarm to boil water.......

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That's incredible. Thanks for sharing!

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That's incredible. Thanks for sharing!

It is indeed, but I think your question still stands non? That doesn't look like it's fast enough to avoid a missile?

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Not all missiles are guided, and even guidance isn’t perfect.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Not all missiles are guided

without guidance they're just rockets, not missiles

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 21 hours ago

Wow, that's very impressive. Almost a 45 degree tilt?

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

It is possible the story has been slightly embellished and the Houthis downed it in a different way.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

An actual A2A kill with a Shahed on an F18 would be way bigger news. As would a hit on the carrier. What else could be the way it happened?

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

There have been previous reports of aircraft carriers "hitting a rock" and having to go for repairs.

Maybe it is true. But the US no doubt would like to keep up the illusion that it can intercept all missiles with easy and its personell is in no danger.

Remember how the Biden admin kept a US soldier dying to the "Gaza pier" secret for a long time.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

And this is when we remind ourselves that the US hasn't fought an enemy that can shoot back with anything other than guns in decades. They have late-stage Israel syndrome.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 4 points 21 hours ago

They have late-stage Israel syndrome.

Don't ignore the fact those guys were hit with a load of ballistic and cruise missiles recently and did alright. Not to mention drones and rocket arty on the regular.
I do agree the US are wildly overspending in the era of disposable unmanned-everything though, and this one incident isn't gonna change their ways.

spoilerI just hope both sides have fun ☺️