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Starmer deploys warship, helicopters to Cyprus after drone strike on UK base

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News18•03-03-2026, 22:00

Starmer deploys warship, helicopters to Cyprus after drone strike on UK base

•Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Britain is sending a warship and helicopters to Cyprus.
•The deployment follows an Iran-made drone strike on the UK's RAF Akrotiri base over the weekend.
•Helicopters with counter-drone capabilities and the air-defense destroyer HMS Dragon are being sent.
•The drone strike caused minor damage to the base but resulted in no injuries.

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