US Shoots Down Iranian Drone Approaching Aircraft Carrier

US Shoots Down Iranian Drone Approaching Aircraft Carrier

The U.S. military confirmed the shootdown of an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea that was approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.

A U.S. Navy fighter jet identified and engaged the Shahed-139 drone, which aggressively approached the ship with unclear intent, continuing to fly toward the vessel despite de-escalatory measures.

No American troops were harmed, and no equipment was damaged in the incident. This followed hours earlier of Iranian forces harassing a U.S.-flagged merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, where two boats and an Iranian Mohajer drone approached the ship at high speeds, threatening to board and seize it.

The USS Abraham Lincoln was about 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast when the shootdown occurred.

Related Incidents:

Iranian forces harassed a U.S.-flagged merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, with two boats and an Iranian Mohajer drone approaching the ship at high speeds, threatening to board and seize it.