With the E – 2D Hawkeye circling above the Gulf of Oman at 20,000 feet the Iranian Salvo of 52 assorted missiles didn’t make a scratch on the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group. This United States Navy surveillance aircraft can monitor threats as far as 500 km.
- Iran launched a coordinated attack of 52 missiles targeting the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group in the Gulf of Oman at approximately 2:23 AM.
- Missile breakdown:
- 28 × Ghadr Fars anti-ship ballistic missiles.
- 16 × Emad medium-range ballistic missiles.
- 8 × Hormuz-2 anti-radar missiles.
- Detection: An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft (flying at ~25,000 feet) detected all 52 inbound missile tracks during their boost phase using its AN/APY-9 radar.
- Response time: The Hawkeye crew identified and cataloged the threats in under 40 seconds, then transmitted firing assignments via Link 16 data link.
- Interception: The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group (using Naval Integrated Fire Control Counter Air - NIFC-CA architecture) engaged via Aegis combat systems on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (specifically named: USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., USS Pruance, USS Michael Murphy).
- Outcome: All 52 missiles were successfully intercepted within eight minutes; no impacts on the carrier or group.
- Additional context in narration:
- Iran's missile arsenal was significantly depleted/weakened by prior Israeli strikes in June 2025.
- Iranian media/claims of a successful hit or damage to the Lincoln are dismissed as false propaganda.