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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Luke Reevey

Watch: RAF jets intercept drones heading towards Jordan and Bahrain

RAF Typhoon jets intercepted a drone heading towards Bahrain and took out an uncrewed aerial system to defend Jordan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.

Footage from Sunday, 8 March, appears to show one of these strikes on the unmanned technology.

Defence secretary John Healey confirmed the military action and said fragments of a drone that struck the UK base at Akrotiri, Cyprus, were being examined for “foreign military equipment”.

"To support defensive operations, the UK has deployed additional air operations experts to the Gulf - ensuring an accurate air picture across the region and assisting partners with airspace management," the MoD wrote in a post to X.

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