HMS Dragon has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, three weeks after an Iranian-made drone hit the British base of RAF Akrotiri, the defence secretary has said.
The Type 45 destroyer will begin “operational integration into Cyprus’s defence” from Monday night, John Healey told MPs.
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