Reports indicate a second Iranian drone has been destroyed near the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in the Arabian Sea, only hours after the first confirmed shootdown. Tracking data suggests the aircraft—believed to be a Shahed-129 or Shahed-139—approached close to the carrier’s position before being intercepted,

Iran is reportedly sitting on a staggering stockpile of up to 80,000 Shahed drones, according to Defence Security Asia, signaling a major shift toward industrial-scale drone attrition warfare. Analysts warn Iran’s factories may be producing as many as 400 Shahed drones per day,