Well, let’s see if the Friday talks will go ahead after this. 🤔
Iamhummus on
apparently It’s called a suicide drone because it’s the IRGC mean of suicide
edit: guys, it was a pun
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Full story text:
>Feb 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. military shot down on Tuesday an Iranian drone that approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.
The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying towards the carrier and was shot down by a F-35 U.S. fighter jet.
On top of trying to stop US tankers, they are also sending drones towards a US Carrier? It is almost like they don’t want to make it to the Friday talks.
berlinbound on
Gulf of Tonkin?
AllForProgress1 on
Gulf of tonkin 2.0?
_Doomer_Wojack_ on
Ah ah my oil calls … so close
Gotta keep edging ..
lizardman49 on
Why has no one learned not to touch our boats?
prettyokaycake on
Really? Right in front of my F-35?
Extra-Sector-7795 on
what ukraine and i believe Russia did recently was send lots of cheap drones to exhaust the very expensive defenses then send in the ones with bombs. the nature of warfare has changed a greater deal. i would be surprised if ships didn’t start staying far out at sea
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mrbabyman767 on
I would be very surprised if the drone got past the zone of defense far away from the carrier. Also don’t know why one of the destroyers didn’t get it and it had to be done by the carriers F-35. This is the literal job of the destroyers that surround the carrier.
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Loitering munitions? Or is this a normal intel drone? 139 is the kaboom drone right? I should know this i have a massive database but im too tired to check lol
Head_Welcome_4933 on
What files?! 🤣
Complete-Desk-2958 on
Cool cool cool.
Flaming_Hot_Regards on
So those drones are fine to shoot down 🤔
Catch_022 on
I am going to be very sad if the the US shoots down Iranian f14s.
Gecks777 on
A single drone isn’t enough for a real attack or 3rd party false flag. That is a probing attack to test response times to do the math necessary to see if drone-swarming the carrier and sending it to the ocean floor is a realistic possibility with the resources available.
Russian ships near shore have not fared so well in the Ukraine war, but it is an open question if drones can take down an advanced, powerful, and well-guarded target like a US aircraft carrier. Let’s hope, for everyone’s sake, that cooler heads prevail and no one tries to answer that question in the coming weeks.
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Note y’all, it was a surveillance drone, not a one way as we’ve seen being used by Russia in Ukraine. F-35 shot it down after attempting to have it divert course and deescalate as it was approaching the carrier. This was not a potential attack on a carrier, going off of known information.
There was also an attempted boarding earlier today by IRGC gun boats towards a US flagged tanker in the Straight of Hormuz. It did not stop and met up with a USN boat for an escort. Two noticeable events leading up to ‘talks’ on Friday.
Tiny_Dare_5300 on
Get ready for the big Epstein File distraction war
mattfreyer45 on
“Don’t Touch The Boats!” – Japan
PwnimuS on
Japan wide eye staring at Iran for trying to touch the boat
Secure_Blacksmith884 on
RIP drone
Tel_Janen on
Iran has a death wish.. don’t try these games especially with trump in charge
botchman on
Yeah you can’t do that, touching Americas boats is a no no.
wynveen on
Iranians escalating tensions
Yossarian_nz on
Lucky it was actually a drone and not a civilian airliner this time!
Sea_Quiet_9612 on
Yes, a drone that flies at 200 km/h is easy
Super_Piper on
CNN: A peaceful good intentioned drone approached the occupational USS Abraham Lincoln. It was wrongfully attacked and genocided.
Jetta5371 on
too bad nobody believes shit they say anymore
_Soup_R_Man_ on
US: “Don’t Khamenei Closer!”
🤣
DjDickButt on
Cant let you get close!
Vihurah on
oh ffs here we go
SL299792458 on
Using a $400k missile to shoot down a $40k drone? they should be practicing with their 25mm guns.
Fully loading an F-35A’s 182-round internal magazine costs roughly $23,580.
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Oh dear…
Well, let’s see if the Friday talks will go ahead after this. 🤔
apparently It’s called a suicide drone because it’s the IRGC mean of suicide
edit: guys, it was a pun
Full story text:
>Feb 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. military shot down on Tuesday an Iranian drone that approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.
The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying towards the carrier and was shot down by a F-35 U.S. fighter jet.
Edit: There isn’t a lot on the Shahed-139 online, but the Intl Institute for Strategic Studies [reported in 2023](https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/military-balance/2023/11/far-from-museum-pieces-iranian-missile-munition-and-uav-ambition-on-display/) that it is the upgrade to the [Shahed-129](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahed_129), meant to be comparable in role to MQ-1 predators.
Oh, you’re approaching me?
On top of trying to stop US tankers, they are also sending drones towards a US Carrier? It is almost like they don’t want to make it to the Friday talks.
Gulf of Tonkin?
Gulf of tonkin 2.0?
Ah ah my oil calls … so close
Gotta keep edging ..
Why has no one learned not to touch our boats?
Really? Right in front of my F-35?
what ukraine and i believe Russia did recently was send lots of cheap drones to exhaust the very expensive defenses then send in the ones with bombs. the nature of warfare has changed a greater deal. i would be surprised if ships didn’t start staying far out at sea
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I would be very surprised if the drone got past the zone of defense far away from the carrier. Also don’t know why one of the destroyers didn’t get it and it had to be done by the carriers F-35. This is the literal job of the destroyers that surround the carrier.
Loitering munitions? Or is this a normal intel drone? 139 is the kaboom drone right? I should know this i have a massive database but im too tired to check lol
What files?! 🤣
Cool cool cool.
So those drones are fine to shoot down 🤔
I am going to be very sad if the the US shoots down Iranian f14s.
A single drone isn’t enough for a real attack or 3rd party false flag. That is a probing attack to test response times to do the math necessary to see if drone-swarming the carrier and sending it to the ocean floor is a realistic possibility with the resources available.
Russian ships near shore have not fared so well in the Ukraine war, but it is an open question if drones can take down an advanced, powerful, and well-guarded target like a US aircraft carrier. Let’s hope, for everyone’s sake, that cooler heads prevail and no one tries to answer that question in the coming weeks.
Note y’all, it was a surveillance drone, not a one way as we’ve seen being used by Russia in Ukraine. F-35 shot it down after attempting to have it divert course and deescalate as it was approaching the carrier. This was not a potential attack on a carrier, going off of known information.
There was also an attempted boarding earlier today by IRGC gun boats towards a US flagged tanker in the Straight of Hormuz. It did not stop and met up with a USN boat for an escort. Two noticeable events leading up to ‘talks’ on Friday.
Get ready for the big Epstein File distraction war
“Don’t Touch The Boats!” – Japan
Japan wide eye staring at Iran for trying to touch the boat
RIP drone
Iran has a death wish.. don’t try these games especially with trump in charge
Yeah you can’t do that, touching Americas boats is a no no.
Iranians escalating tensions
Lucky it was actually a drone and not a civilian airliner this time!
Yes, a drone that flies at 200 km/h is easy
CNN: A peaceful good intentioned drone approached the occupational USS Abraham Lincoln. It was wrongfully attacked and genocided.
too bad nobody believes shit they say anymore
US: “Don’t Khamenei Closer!”
🤣
Cant let you get close!
oh ffs here we go
Using a $400k missile to shoot down a $40k drone? they should be practicing with their 25mm guns.
Fully loading an F-35A’s 182-round internal magazine costs roughly $23,580.