The USS Boxer shoots down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, says U.S. President Donald Trump.
At approximately 10 am local time, an Iranian fixed-wing drone was brought down by the USS Boxer using electronic warfare jamming after it ignored multiple calls to stand down, according to reports citing U.S. defense officials
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US Marines on board the USS Boxer downed the Iranian drone, a US official tells CNN. The Marines were operating "counter-drone jamming equipment". Around 2,000 Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are on board the USS Boxer - via @rabrowne75.