British warship HMS Dragon departs for Eastern Mediterranean
The Straits Times
LONDON, March 10 - British warship HMS Dragon departed for the Eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday, more than a week after Britain's air base in Cyprus was attacked by a drone in the aftermath of the United States and Israel launching attacks against Iran. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON, March 10 - British warship HMS Dragon departed for the Eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday, more than a week after Britain's air base in Cyprus was attacked by a drone in the aftermath of the United States and Israel launching attacks against Iran.
Britain's government has been criticised for not being able to send a warship to the region sooner, with military vessels from allies Greece and France arriving within days of Iran launching retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.
On March 1 RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was hit by an Iranian-made drone, thought to have been launched from Lebanon or Iraq.
The decision to deploy the destroyer was made a week ago but it has taken days to prepare it for the journey, adding to scrutiny of Britain's military readiness.
The government has defended its response, saying it had pre-deployed other assets to the region including radar systems, air defence, and F-35 jets.
HMS Dragon is a Type 45 air-defence destroyer equipped with the Sea Viper missile system and advanced radar designed to track and neutralise airborne threats, according to the Royal Navy's website.
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