US Military Shoots Down Iranian Drone Approaching USS Abraham Lincoln In Arabian Sea, Official Says

By FOX News
Posted on 02/03/26 | News Source: FOX News

The U.S. military shot down an unmanned Iranian drone Tuesday after it "aggressively approached a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier with unclear intent," a U.S. Central Command spokesman told Fox News.

"USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian Sea approximately 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast when an Iranian Shahed-139 drone unnecessarily maneuvered toward the ship," the spokesman added.