US EditionTwo drones intercepted heading for RAF base, Cyprus says
RAF Akrotiri was struck by a small one-way attack drone with no casualties; UK deploys counter-drone systems, F-35 jets, and HMS Dragon to enhance base defenses.
- On Saturday, the RAF base Akrotiri in Cyprus was struck by a small one-way attack drone amid a fresh Middle East conflict that began on Saturday.
- Regional escalation has led to hostilities entering their third day with the US and Israel striking Iran, and the UK reports limited damage from a drone at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
- In response, the Ministry of Defence moved families and non-essential staff to alternative accommodation and deployed counter-drone systems, F-35 jets and radar to Cyprus.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said there were no casualties and the base continues to operate while officials state all precautionary measures are being taken around the airport runway.
- The UK has not yet confirmed the drone's origin, and Cyprus's president said authorities are on full alert after a limited `damage` incident involving an unmanned drone.
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Greece will move a Patriot battery to the island of Karpathos in the southeastern Aegean Sea today as part of the country's efforts to bolster defenses against possible air attacks, a day after an Iranian drone struck a British air base in Cyprus, state broadcaster ERT reported, Ekathimerini reports.
'No clear clarification': Cyprus slams UK over colonial military base
The government of Cyprus has slammed the UK for failing to respect its humanitarian commitments. Iran – or one of its allies – allegedly hit RAF Akrotiri with a drone on 2 March 2026. There no casualties. Yet the UK is clearly being pulled deeper into the illegal US-Israeli war against Iran – and Cyprus with it. Government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on 3 March: Despite the assurances given in yesterday’s address by the prime mini…
"Greece declares in the most categorical manner its intention to provide, within the framework of its forces, any assistance it can to Cyprus," said the Minister of National Defense - Patriot battery transferred to Karpathos
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