Britain has not yet decided whether to deploy a warship to defend its Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri in Cyprus following a drone strike that struck the facility’s runway, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday.
An Iranian-made drone hit the runway at RAF Akrotiri in the early hours of Monday, with Britain saying its assets were targeted by Iran.
The Times reported, citing three sources, that defence minister John Healey met with senior military figures on Tuesday to discuss sending HMS Duncan to the region. The Ministry of Defence did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
France also plans to send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, the Cyprus News Agency reported earlier on Tuesday.
(Reuters)
