Iranian drone flies dangerously close to USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Navy says
By
ALISON BATH
STARS AND
STRIPES November 29, 2023
The
Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Hormuz, Nov.
26, 2023. An Iranian drone came within 1,500 yards of the aircraft carrier as
it conducted flight operations in the international waters of the Persian Gulf
on Nov. 28. (Merissa Daley/U.S. Navy)
An Iranian drone violated
safety protocols and endangered U.S. service members when it flew within 1,500
yards of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower while the aircraft carrier conducted
routine flight operations in the Middle East, the Navy said Wednesday.
Eisenhower was transiting
international waters in the central Persian Gulf on Tuesday when it detected a
drone and visually identified it as Iranian, U.S. Naval Forces Central
Command/U.S. 5th Fleet said in a statement.
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