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US military shoots down Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier: Reuters

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03-02-2026 | 13:32

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US military shoots down Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier: Reuters

A U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday that the U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone after it approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.

The Iranian drone, identified as a Shahed-139, was flying toward the aircraft carrier when it was downed by a U.S. F-35 fighter jet, the official said.

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