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3 Feb 2026, 17:44

☄️ CENTCOM shot down an Islamic Republic drone after it dangerously approached a U.S. Navy ship

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone on February 3 after it aggressively approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.

According to Team Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesperson, the drone continued its movement toward the ship despite de-escalation efforts.

The report states that an F-35C fighter jet stationed on the Lincoln took defensive action and destroyed the drone; this incident occurred while the U.S. ship was passing approximately 500 miles off the southern coast of Iran.
Ardeshir
Caroline Levitt, a White House spokesperson, confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday, in line with a Reuters report, that the United States had shot down an Iranian drone.
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