The 100,000-ton USS Abraham Lincoln maintains perfect balance despite its towering superstructure. By placing heavy nuclear reactors deep in the hull and off-centering its 4.5-acre flight deck, engineers ensure a highly stable, low centre of gravity.

'Top Heavy': How the USS Abraham Lincoln balances the massive weight of its radar tower

The USS Abraham Lincoln requires nearly 200,000 gallons of Haze Gray paint. Protecting the supercarrier from saltwater corrosion demands intense labour, making routine maintenance highly expensive.

'Million-Dollar Paint': Why keeping the USS Abraham Lincoln gray is incredibly expensive

Protected by a 1,200-pound titanium shield, the US A-10 Warthog is surviving hostile airspace to actively hunt and destroy Iranian fast-attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz.

Can a US A‑10 Warthog survive a missile hit? Know how the jets are destroying Iran’s naval assets near the Strait of Hormuz

A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as Warthogs, are attacking drones and Iranian naval vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as part of an operation to secure it. Even as officials have regularly called on to retire the aircraft fleet, it is seeing some major action because of its unique capabilities.

Facing calls for retirement, A-10 Warthog is 'hunting and killing' Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz

US forces are using M142 HIMARS to launch ATACMS and PrSM ballistic missiles during Operation Epic Fury. These precision strikes have destroyed 50 Iranian ships and a submarine, successfully hitting critical targets up to 500 kilometres away.

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The USS Spruance uses its Aegis AN/SPY-1 radar to detect, lock, and destroy incoming threats from a 50-mile defensive patrol distance, shielding USS Abraham Lincoln and its 5,680-crew from hostile swarm attacks at sea.

'The radar lock': What happens when USS Spruance spots danger near USS Abraham Lincoln

Despite Israel successfully assassinating top commanders, IRGC and the Basij paramilitary forces maintain an absolute, brutal monopoly on violence. Until there is a massive, structural defection of security forces the regime will not fall from street protests alone.

'Monopoly on violence': Why Mossad is failing to spark an Iranian revolution even after killing Ali Khamenei?

Sinking the $6 billion USS Abraham Lincoln may be the IRGC's ultimate geopolitical goal. Targeting the 100,000-tonne carrier could theoretically reshape Middle East security dynamics.

'A $6 billion target': Why sinking the USS Abraham Lincoln remains the IRGC's ultimate geopolitical goal

The Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone, equipped with a 50 kilogramme high-explosive warhead, delivers significant destructive power across a range of up to 2,500 kilometres.

'US-Israel-Iran war’: How much warhead weight does the Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone carry?

The weapon that ultimately killed the Supreme Leader wasn't even born as an offensive weapon. The Blue Sparrow was originally designed by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems as a "dummy" target to mimic Soviet-era Scud missiles used during the Gulf War.



'Above ground trap': How Israel hacked Iran to time the 'Blue Sparrow' missile strike

By the time the re-entry vehicle enters the S-300's theoretical engagement envelope, the Russian computers have mere seconds to calculate a firing solution, a mathematical impossibility for a system built in the 1990s.



Iran War: Why Russia's S-300 couldn't survive Israel's Blue Sparrow missile

If the Blue Sparrow can completely bypass all radar and crack a leadership compound in the capital in broad daylight, it means Israel and the U.S. now have a tested, undeniable method for obliterating Iran's deeply buried nuclear enrichment sites at Fordow and Natanz.

Iran War: Understanding the terrifying 'mach 5' physics of Blue Sparrow missile that killed Ali Khamenei

US sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are writing their names on 2,000-pound bombs headed for Iran. This marks the continuation of an ancient military tradition as the US conducts heavy airstrikes during Operation Epic Fury.

'Names on the bombs': Why USS Abraham Lincoln sailors are writing on weapons headed for Iran

The Shahed-136 uses civilian GPS and GLONASS paired with 16-element CRPA antennas to resist jamming. It features RTK technology via cellular modems and an inertial navigation system for backup.

Which GPS technology does the Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone use?

The US 5th Fleet in Bahrain uses $4 million Patriot PAC-3 interceptors to shield its base. The system tracks 100 targets at once, defending against missiles and $35,000 drone swarms.

'5th Fleet shielded': How Patriot PAC-3 protects US Navy headquarters in Bahrain

The conflict in West Asia expanded into a multifront regional war as Iran retaliated, targeting Israel, US allies and military bases in the region.

'Will defend our six-thousand-year-old civilisation': Iran ready for 'long war' with the US-Israel

Complaining about customer service while a nation's military fights off a multi-wave drone swarm is peak Dubai energy.



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The USS Abraham Lincoln faces direct Iranian hypersonic missile threats in the Arabian Sea, while the USS Gerald Ford battles severe mechanical fatigue after 241 days deployed at sea.

USS Abraham Lincoln or USS Gerald Ford: Which is more at Risk?

US military base in Bahrain hit as Iran launches retaliatory missile attack against Israel and America

Iran's Mach 15 Fattah hypersonic missile poses a major threat to US aircraft carriers. The US Navy counters this with the Mach 3.5 SM-6 interceptor, relying on terminal-phase defence. The SM-6 recently proved its combat effectiveness in the Red Sea.

'US vs Iran': Can the US Navy's deadly SM-6 interceptors shoot down Iran's fastest hypersonic missile?

The USS Abraham Lincoln is deployed in the Arabian Sea, roughly 700 kilometres from Iran. With a 2,000-kilometre range and a 1,500 kg warhead, Iran’s Khorramshahr-4 missile theoretically places the US supercarrier within direct striking distance.

'US vs Iran': Could Iran’s long-range Khorramshahr missile reach the USS Abraham Lincoln?

The USS Abraham Lincoln is a Nimitz-class carrier equipped with layered missile defences. While Iran possesses a vast arsenal of hypersonic and anti-ship missiles, sinking the fast-moving American warship remains highly improbable in open waters.

'US vs Iran': Is the USS Abraham Lincoln really unsinkable?

The USS Gerald R. Ford uses electronic warfare and Nulka decoys to defeat incoming missiles. These soft kill systems blind hostile radar seekers, causing threats to miss the carrier entirely.

‘Soft kill’ capability: How the USS Gerald R. Ford can jam Iranian missiles before they even get close

Iran warned the US that its forces have “fingers on the trigger” and will respond “like never before” if attacked, after Donald Trump threatened “major destruction” and said a US naval armada was heading toward Iran. Tehran said it is open to talks, but only without threats or coercion.

Iran warns US its forces have ‘fingers on the trigger’ as Trump threatens Tehran with 'major destruction'