The US military confirmed that an Iranian drone was shot down after it “aggressively approached a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier with unclear intent,” according to a spokesman for US Central Command.
Officials said the incident took place on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, when the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian Sea approximately 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast.
Capt Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for US Central Command, told FOX News that an F-35C stealth fighter jet launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln shot down the Shahed-139 drone “in self-defence” to protect the ship and its personnel.
He added that no US equipment was damaged and no service members were harmed.Rising US–Iran tensions.Get The Full, Details. .
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