US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier
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USS Abraham Lincoln strike group approaches Middle East amid warnings that Iranian drone capabilities worth "tens of millions of dollars" threaten U.S. naval vessels.
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier based in San Diego shot down an Iranian drone that aggressively approached the vessel while operating in the Middle East, military officials confirmed Tuesday.
The drone was shot down by an F-35C fighter jet when it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln operating in the Arabian Sea. The incident comes ahead of talks between the US and Iran later this week, US News,