
Starmer Says Britain Is Sending a Warship to Cyprus After Drone Strike On UK Base
Mar 3, 2026·1 min read
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that Britain is sending a warship and helicopters to Cyprus after a drone hit a U.K. base there.
Starmer said he had told the island’s president 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.