HMS Dragon

HMS Dragon

The HMS Dragon during ammunitioning operations at Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility (UHAF) in Portsmouth Harbour, after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain would deploy the naval vessel, along with helicopters equipped with counter-drone capabilities, to the eastern Mediterranean as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies, in Portsmouth, Britain, 4 March 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo

UK deploys warship to Middle East with eye on potential Hormuz mission

HMS Dragon, an air defence destroyer, was sent to the Eastern Mediterranean in March