World · 5 March 2026
Starmer announces 4 jets, 2 helicopters deploy to Mideast.
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Keir Starmer announced four additional RAF Typhoon jets are joining Britain's squadron in Qatar to strengthen defensive operations. Two Wildcat helicopters armed with Martlet drone-busting missiles will arrive in Cyprus on Friday, and the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon is being deployed to the Mediterranean, expected within a week. RAF F-35B jets have already shot down drones over Jordan — the first time an RAF F-35 has destroyed a target in operations. Starmer confirmed the US is using British bases for defensive strikes.
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