Royal Navy type 45 destroyer deployed to reinforce security around RAF base in Cyprus to undergo short maintenance stop, says MoD
HMS Dragon has docked in the eastern Mediterranean after suffering technical problems with its water systems.
The UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, announced on 3 March that the type 45 destroyer would be deployed to reinforce security around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, two days after the base was struck by a Shahed 136 drone.
HMS Dragon left Portsmouth on 10 March after the crew completed in six days work that would normally take six weeks, according to the defence secretary, John Healey.
The warship will still be able to sail at short notice “if required”, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Tuesday.
