US F/A-18 blown overboard in rough weather

A fighter jet has been blown overboard off the deck of an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean, the US Navy has confirmed.

An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1, embarked on the USS Harry S. Truman, went overboard during 'unexpected bad weather'.

The carrier was conducting a replenishment-at-sea when the incident took place and this was safely terminated through established procedures, the US Navy said on Sunday.

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One sailor was injured in the incident on Friday, but is expected to make a full recovery, and all personnel were accounted for.

USS Harry S. Truman and her other embarked aircraft remain full mission capable and the incident is under investigation.

The F/A-18 Super Hornet recently made its big-screen debut, starring in the newest Tom Cruise film Top Gun: Maverick.