Exclusive: US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says

[ClaudetteCC]

Source: reuters

Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Tuesday shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. military said, in an incident first reported by Reuters.
The incident came as diplomats sought to arrange nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned that with U.S. warships heading toward Iran, "bad things" would probably happen if a deal could not be reached.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-shoots-down-iranian-drone-approaching-aircraft-carrier-official-says-2026-02-03/

[AverageOldGuy]

1. The biggest problem with military science is . . .

. . . we always are well-prepared to fight the last war . . . or the one before that.

Could it be that carriers and the multitude of accompanying vessels in the Carrier Task Force are obsolete?

Compare the cost of a new carrier, cruiser, destroyer, oiler, etc., to the cost of a few thousand drones

Check this out -- it is the status of the Navy's carriers -- currently in service; retired; and planned.
http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html

The USS Doris Miller (CVN81) keel was scheduled to be laid last month; launch 2029; commissioned 2032. Don't ask about the USS William Clinton (CVN82) and the USS George Bush (CNV83). Meanwhile, drones take a few hours to build.

[snowybirdie]

2. Looks like

A Gulf of Tonkin moment. Gotta be old to get it.

[Wonder Why]

3. Or a peaceful protester trying to run down ICE?