In an interview with UK defence secretary John Healey, Sky's Alistair Bunkall asked him when the option to deploy a Royal Navy destroyer first hit his desk. He suggested he had had options for weeks and did not disagree when asked if it was his decision to delay.

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the UK would be sending the ship, one of the Royal Navy’s six Type 45 air defence destroyers, after the attack on RAF Akrotiri.

British Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon is now well underway for the Eastern Mediterranean , steaming towards the region as the Iran crisis worsens. And not before time - Dragon is one of six warfighting sea beasts that are reputed to be one of the most ...

HMS Dragon finally set sail yesterday to protect British troops from Iranian drone attacks after a frantic race to get it ready for war. Families gathered on the dockside as the Type 45 Destroyer

Markets calmed after US President Donald Trump suggested the military action would be a “short-term excursion” rather than a more prolonged war and threatened “death, fire and fury” against Iran unless vessels were allowed through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime oil and gas route.

As the HMS Dragon sets sail from Portsmouth to the Iran war zone, the partner of a Royal Navy sailor has spoken of their 'scary and emotional' farewell.

ARMED to the the teeth with missiles, machine guns & helicopters – HMS Dragon has finally set sail for the Middle East. The £1billion warship will serve as the will serve as the first

The British Type 45 Destroyer has been loaded with ammunition and other supplies and is being deployed to protect UK military bases in Cyprus, which have come under fire in the Iran war.

HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer capable of shooting down drones and ballistic missiles, has left Portsmouth for the eastern Mediterranean following a drone attack on RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus