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UK yet to decide on sending warship to defend Cyprus base

The UK considers deploying HMS Duncan to enhance RAF Akrotiri's air defenses after an Iranian drone strike; France and Greece also send military support to Cyprus, officials said.

  • The UK is considering sending the Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan, a Type 45 Destroyer, to the Mediterranean to strengthen security around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
  • The move comes after a drone strike on the runway of the British air base in Cyprus, causing minimal damage.
  • France also plans to send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus in response to threats in the region.
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The British government analyzes the transmission of a destruction of the Royal Sea in Cyprus, after more drones have directed the RAF Acrotiri base. Sources of defence claim that the launch of the HMS Duncan ship is taken into account, in the context of the scaling...

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The British Government would be assessing the deployment of a warship in the Eastern Mediterranean to strengthen the defence of the RAF airbase in Akrotiri, Cyprus, after an Iranian-made drone hit the facility's airstrip in the early morning of Monday. According to 'The Times', which quoted three anonymous sources from the Government, British Defense Minister John Healey has held meetings with senior military commanders in the last hours that ad…

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