US shoots down Iranian drone approaching American aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea
Drone 'continued to fly toward the ship despite de-escalatory measures taken by US forces operating in international waters,' says official, per media reports
WASHINGTON
A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after it approached an American aircraft carrier, an official said.
"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.
워싱턴포스트(WP)는 이날 위성 이미지를 분석하고, 미 국방부 당국자를 인용해 미군이 수십 대의 군용기를 전진 배치하고 항모를 포함한 총 12척의 군함을 중동 해역에 집결시켰다고 보도했다.
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