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UK defence secretary flies to Cyprus amid fallout over RAF base drone strike
UK News•March 5, 2026 at 7:51 AMNational

UK defence secretary flies to Cyprus amid fallout over RAF base drone strike

By Jessica Elgot in Nicosia•The Guardian - UK News

John Healey meets Cypriot counterpart after Shahed-style drone evaded defences and hit Akrotiri airbase on islandUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesJohn Healey has flown to Cyprus to calm the diplomatic fallout over a drone that evaded detection and hit an RAF base, which has prompted fury from local ministers.UK officials believe a drone that hit an RAF base in Cyprus evaded detection by flying low and slow when it was launched by pro-Iranian militia in Lebanon or western Iraq. Continue reading...

John Healey meets Cypriot counterpart after Shahed-style drone evaded defences and hit Akrotiri airbase on island

John Healey has flown to Cyprus to calm the diplomatic fallout over a drone that evaded detection and hit an RAF base, which has prompted fury from local ministers.

UK officials believe a drone that hit an RAF base in Cyprus evaded detection by flying low and slow when it was launched by pro-Iranian militia in Lebanon or western Iraq.

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