RAF, Iran and drone
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Non-essential staff and families were evacuated from a British airbase on Cyprus in the early hours of Monday after it was struck by an Iranian drone.
The UK says RAF F-35Bs downed Iranian drones over Jordan in the fighter jet's first operational engagement as Britain boosts defenses around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement that British jets are 'protecting UK personnel and allied nations across the Middle East' by 'shooting down hostile drones'
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has added to its tally of successful engagements against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with an undisclosed number of Iranian drones
The moment RAF jets gunned down a drone over the skies of Jordan amid the US-Iran conflict has been shared by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The Typhoon avoids jamming by hopping frequencies and more while fighting back, using it as a firing solution.
A RAF Typhoon jet has shot down an Iranian drone heading toward Qatari airspace. On Sunday evening, a Ministry of Defence spokesperson confirmed the incident had taken place during a “defensive air patrol”.