Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the UK would be sending the ship, one of the Royal Navy’s six Type 45 air defence destroyers, after the attack on RAF Akrotiri.

The UK will send helicopters with counter-drone capabilities and air defence destroyer HMS Dragon to protect British military personnel in Cyprus. Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the UK would be sending HMS Dragon, one of the Royal Navy’s six Type 45 air defence destroyers, after RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus was hit by a drone.

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The UK is deploying Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, and drone-busting Wildcat helicopters to the Eastern Mediterranean to boost British defences in the region.

The announcement that the UK would send the warship came on Tuesday after the RAF Akrotiri was hit by a drone in the early hours of Monday. | ITV National News

The UK MoD has confirmed that its F-35B Lightning stealth fighters engaged and destroyed drones over Jordan, as it announces additional protective measures for RAF Akrotiri. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced via social media shortly after 1600 UTC on Mar.

The British warship with orders to defend a base in Cyprus from attacks by Iran is unlikely to set sail until early next week.