Newsletters Events
Logo Logo
The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Search

Britain sends helicopters with counter-drone tech to Cyprus, deploys naval vessel

AL-Monitor
Mar 3, 2026
An aircraft prepares to land in RAF Akrotiri, a British sovereign base in Cyprus that was hit by a drone early Monday, causing limited damage, in Cyprus. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
An aircraft prepares to land in RAF Akrotiri, a British sovereign base in Cyprus that was hit by a drone early Monday, causing limited damage, in Cyprus. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou — Yiannis Kourtoglou

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that Britain was sending helicopters with counter-drone capabilities to Cyprus, and was deploying the air defence destroyer naval vessel HMS Dragon to the region.

(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; editing by William James)