US says it shot down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier
The drone was "aggressively" approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln, a spokesman said (file photo)/ An Iranian drone was shot down as it "aggressively approached" an American aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, a US military spokesman has said./ An F-35C stealth fighter jet which took off from the USS Abraham Lincoln warship shot down the drone "in self-defence" to protect the aircraft carrier and its personnel, US Central Command spokesman Capt Tim Hawkins said./ The ship was approximately 500 miles from the Iranian coast when the ...
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