A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea early Tuesday after it “aggressively” approached an American aircraft carrier, the US military said.
The incident occurred as the Arabian Sea was being transited by the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was operating about 500 miles off Iran’s southern coast.
“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 Iranian drone continued to fly toward the ship despite de-escalatory measures taken by US forces operating in international waters,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) Spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said.
An F-35C fighter jet launched from the carrier shot down the drone in self-defense to protect the vessel and its crew, Hawkins said. No US servicemembers were injured, and no American equipment was damaged.
GR
FR
DE
ES
IT
RU
EU
Истребитель F-35C Lightning II из состава палубной эскадрильи атомного авианосца USS Abraham Lincoln ВМС США сбил иранский беспилотник, который вёл разведку в непосредственной близости от корабля.
ReplyDeleteLa Marina degli Stati Uniti ha abbattuto un drone iraniano che si stava avvicinando alla USS Abraham Lincoln nel Mar Arabico, riporta Phil Stewart .
ReplyDeleteIl drone iraniano Shahed-139 stava volando verso la Lincoln ed è stato abbattuto da un caccia statunitense F-35.