Britain sending warship to Cyprus after drone strike on UK base: PM

London: Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that Britain is sending a warship and helicopters to Cyprus after a drone hit a UK base there.

Starmer said he had told the island’s president that the UK 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.

Spokesperson Constantinos Letymbiotis had said the incident at RAF Akrotiri occurred shortly after midnight Monday.

He said “information received through various channels” indicated a drone strike.

He didn’t specify what kind of drone, where it was launched from or the extent of damage.

Letymbiotis said Cypriot authorities have enacted security protocols and are monitoring the situation in coordination with the UK and its two military bases in Cyprus.

The suspected drone strike occurred after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would help the US in the war against Iran.