These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of October 20, 2025, based on Navy and public data. In cases in which a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations,

President Donald Trump’s administration is advancing plans for a sweeping overhaul of the US Navy under the proposed ‘Golden Fleet’ initiative — a next-generation force featuring hypersonic missiles,

It does not appear at first glance that the two crashes are directly linked. Instead, both aircraft seem to have crashed in part due to hostile weather.