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Venezuelan F-16 Dove Toward a US Navy Aircraft Carrier, Then This Happened
Just after sunrise in the Caribbean Sea, a Venezuelan F-16 dove toward a U.S. aircraft carrier operating in international waters. What followed was a tense aerial encounter marked by unsafe maneuvers, close passes, and a last-second pull-up that tested discipline on both sides.

This Navy Recon breakdown walks through the incident as it unfolded: how USS Gerald R. Ford held course, why F/A-18 Super Hornets launched to intercept, and how layered sensors and doctrine prevented a fast-moving provocation from becoming a crisis.

The encounter ended without shots fired—not because of weakness, but because restraint and procedure denied escalation. This is how modern carrier strike groups manage gray-zone pressure in real time.

Chapters:
00:00 – Venezuelan Jets Approach US Aircraft Carrier
00:28 – First Low-Altitude Flyby Across the Bow
01:57 – Why the US Navy Held Course
02:33 – Additional Aircraft Join the Intercept
03:10 – US Navy Launches F/A-18 Interceptors
04:04 – Unsafe Maneuvers Near American Fighters
05:15 – Venezuelan F-16 Begins High-Speed Dive
06:01 – Carrier Defenses Track the Dive
07:34 – F-16 Pulls Up at the Last Moment
08:25 – Why Restraint Won the Encounter

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Disclaimer: Inspired by real-world maritime security capabilities, this story dramatizes how such an operation could unfold.