US F/A-18 fighter jet misidentification shot down in the Red Sea..."All the pilots are rescued".

The U.S. Central Command said on the 22nd local time that a U.S. fighter jet F/A-18 was shot down by a misfire from its warship in the Red Sea.

Both pilots on board managed to escape and were rescued safely, and one of them is said to have suffered minor injuries.

The Central Command, which is in charge of the Middle East and West Asia, explained that the Gettysburg guided missile cruiser, a member of the aircraft carrier Truman fleet, accidentally fired at a fighter flying nearby.

At the time, the U.S. military was conducting airstrikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels, but did not disclose the specific mission of the fighter at the time of the misfire.

The Associated Press said the misfire occurred at the time when the U.S. military launched an airstrike against the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and shot down several anti-ship cruise missiles and self-destructive drones fired by Houthi rebels.