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Report: UK’s Starmer weighing sending anti-drone interceptors to Middle East
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer may send thousands of interceptor drones to the Middle East, The Telegraph reports.
Military officials are examining whether the “Octopus” interceptor anti-drone system, which is manufactured in the UK for Ukraine to use against Russia, can also be used to bolster British defenses against Iran’s Shahed drones, the report says.
Citing an anonymous defense source, the outlet says the UK is considering deploying the interceptors as a means to fight the Iranian and Russian “axis of aggression.”
Reuters can not immediately verify the report.
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