US shoots down Iranian drone ‘aggressively’ approaching aircraft carrier

2026-02-03 - 18:17

The US military ‌on Tuesday shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively” approached the Abraham Lincoln ‍aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the US military said. The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying towards the carrier “with unclear intent” and was shot down ⁠by an F-35 US fighter jet, it said. “An F-35C fighter jet from Abraham Lincoln shot down the Iranian drone in self-defence and to protect the aircraft carrier and personnel on board,” said Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesman at the...