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Britain sends helicopters with counter-drone tech to Cyprus, deploys naval vessel

By Reuters 3 March 2026, 6:42 pm Edit
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex, in St Leonards-on-Sea, southeast England, February 5, 2026. (Peter Nicholls / POOL / AFP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex, in St Leonards-on-Sea, southeast England, February 5, 2026. (Peter Nicholls / POOL / AFP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK is sending helicopters with counter-drone capabilities to Cyprus, and is deploying the air defense destroyer naval vessel HMS Dragon to the region, amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian strikes on Israel and across the region.

 

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