Why CVN-77 Rushed to Hormuz With a Weapon No Carrier Has

Navy Decoded

On April 19, 2026, the USS Spruance intercepted an Iranian cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Tehran responded by launching waves of cheap, expendable drones toward U.S. naval forces. And CVN-77 sailed straight into that swarm with a weapon no aircraft carrier had ever carried before. The problem wa