US EditionFrance to Send Anti-Drone Systems to Cyprus After British Base Attack, Report Says
France will deploy anti-drone Centauros systems and a frigate to Cyprus to enhance defense after multiple drone attacks on the RAF Akrotiri base, officials said.
- On Tuesday, France will deploy anti-missile and anti-drone systems plus a frigate to Cyprus, Macron told Christodoulides and a Cypriot government source confirmed.
- An Iranian-made Shahed drone crashed into RAF Akrotiri's runway on Monday and hours later two other drones were intercepted, while a security threat was declared and lifted after ten minutes on Tuesday.
- Allied ships and aircraft are moving to Cyprus, with the UK sending helicopters and HMS Dragon and two frigates including a Centauros-equipped ship, while Greece dispatched four F-16 fighter jets on Monday.
- Cyprus remains on alert fearing spillover from the US-Israel war after flights at Larnaca and Paphos were diverted or cancelled, harming the tourism sector and economy.
- A joint statement by UK, France and Germany said British bases could be used for 'proportionate defensive action' to destroy Iranian missiles, while Iran's embassy in Nicosia reassured strong ties, and Gen. Sardar Jabbar threatened missile strikes.
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Europe is mobilizing to protect Cyprus following Iran’s attack on a British base on the island. France will send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, in addition to a frigate. This has been announced by the spokesman for the Chirpiota government, Konstantinos Letymbiotis. This reinforcement has been announced following the deployment by Greece of four fighters and two frigates. Similarly, Letymbiotis has reported that in a conversation…
France and Greece dispatch warships to Cyprus after Iranian attack on UK base
France will deploy anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus and send a frigate after drones struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri air base on the island, citing Cyprus’ state-run CNA news agency and a Cypriot government source. The move comes amid a fast-moving regional escalation tied to fighting involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
France will send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, in addition to a frigate, after a British air base on the island was attacked on Monday with drones, the Cypriot government reported on Tuesday.The government spokesman, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, confirmed in a press conference the French military contribution, which adds to the deployment by Greece of four fighters and two frigates to defend the Mediterranean island, partner of the…
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