I did some research and the press release said the same. Of course when the military screws up they at times do damage control. The thing that stands out to me is that in both pictures the Sidewinder is level with the deck as if the gyros are active keeping it level. How far is it from the F-18 to the end of the deck? Maybe 200’? That’s a lot of momentum. But hey at least you didn’t say “ rocket surgery “ which isn’t a term I heard once while at Aerojet Rocketdyne.