UK sending warship, helicopters to the Middle East

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Tuesday, March 03, 2026

03/03/2026

UK sending warship, helicopters to the Middle East

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

LONDON, Mar 3: Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that Britain is sending a warship and helicopters to Cyprus after a drone hit a U.K. base on the eastern Mediterranean island.

Starmer said he told the president of Cyprus that the U.K. is deploying helicopters with counter-drone capabilities and the air-defense destroyer HMS Dragon to the region.

It comes after an Iran-made drone hit RAF Akrotiri base over the weekend, causing minor damage and no injuries.

Trump has lambasted the British prime minister over his reluctance to join the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.