Iranian military claims to have hit US aircraft carrier "Lincoln" with drones

Source: Global Times
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According to reporters from the Central Station, on March 5 local time, a spokesperson for the Central Command of the Iranian Armed Forces, Khatam al-Anbiya, stated that the U.S. aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" was hit by an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy drone in the Oman Sea, 340 kilometers from the Iranian maritime boundary. The "Abraham Lincoln" aircraft carrier and its destroyer quickly withdrew and have now moved more than one thousand kilometers away from the area. (Central Station reporters Li Jiannan and Wang Zheng)

Classification
Analytical Domain
Operational
Primary Category / Secondary Categories
Military Operations / Weapons & Equipment
Subcategory
Naval Engagement
SALUTE Report
Size
1 aircraft carrier, 1 destroyer
Activity
Iranian forces struck the USS Abraham Lincoln with a drone
Location
Oman Sea
Unit
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
Time
March 5
Equipment
drone
Summary

Iranian forces struck the USS Abraham Lincoln with a drone in the Oman Sea on March 5, 340 kilometers from Iranian waters. Following the attack, the aircraft carrier and its accompanying destroyer retreated more than 1,000 kilometers from the area.

Key Facts
  • Iranian forces used a drone to strike the USS Abraham Lincoln.
  • The incident occurred 340 kilometers from Iranian territorial waters.
  • The USS Abraham Lincoln and its escorting destroyer retreated over 1,000 kilometers from the area.