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.

FIVE of Britain’s six £1billion destroyers were in port being repaired while the RAF base in Cyprus came under attack. Only one of the Royal Navy’s top air defence ships was fully

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

Extensive work has to be completed on a Portsmouth-based destroyer before she can respond to the situation in the Middle East, the armed forces minister has said.

The U.K. deployed warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus after an Iranian drone allegedly struck a British Royal Air Force base. The prime minister vowed to protect 200,000 Britons in the region.

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 Portsmouth-based warship being readied to protect the British base in Cyprus will not set to sail until next week as conflict spirals in the Middle East.

The HMS Dragon was one of two Destroyer-class ships that was reportedly being considered by the Prime Minister to protect RAF Akrotiri after it was damaged by an Iranian drone