NEWS Feb 03, 2026 US F35C Stealth Fighter Intercepts and Destroys Iranian Shahed 139 Drone in the Arabian Sea Tension in the Middle East reached a kinetic flashpoint as a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter intercepted and destroyed an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that posed a direct threat to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) carrier strike group. The encounter marks a significant escalation in the ongoing maritime shadow war between Washington and Tehran. Read More →