F-35C

F-35C From USS Abraham Lincoln Shoots Down Iranian Drone Near Carrier as US-Iran Tensions Flare in Middle Eastern Waters

A US Navy F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter jet operating from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has shot down an Iranian drone that approached the carrier while it was deployed in the Middle East, a US military spokesman confirmed,...
Iranian Shahed-139 Drone

US Navy Shoots Down Iranian Drone Near USS Abraham Lincoln as Maritime Standoff With Tehran Enters More Dangerous Phase

The U.S. Navy has shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 unmanned aerial vehicle as it approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), an incident that underscores a calibrated yet unmistakable escalation in the evolving maritime confrontation between Washington and Tehran....
Turkey-Iran Border

Turkey Prepares Border Contingency Plans Amid Fears of US Military Strike on Iran

Turkey is reportedly reviewing contingency measures along its border in case the United States launches a military strike against neighboring Iran, a senior Turkish official said on Monday. “If the United States attacks Iran and the regime falls, Turkey is...
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group (CSG)

USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group Arrives in Middle East as US-Iran Tensions Rise and Protest Death Toll in Iran Soars

The United States has significantly reinforced its military posture in the Middle East with the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, a move that comes amid escalating tensions with Iran and growing international alarm over a deadly...
Syria

Challenges Faced After a Tripwire is Tripped in Syria

A drone strike on a US military facility on the Iraq/Syria/Jordan border resulted in three US servicemembers killed and several dozen injured. The US Central Command claims the attack hit a facility inside Jordan, but Jordan and the "Iraqi Resistance"...
Red Sea

US Military Strikes Houthi-controlled Site, Escalating Tensions

The US military has launched a follow-on action against a Houthi-controlled site in Yemen, which it believes is putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk. The US Central Command reported that the attack was conducted by the Navy...