MISSILE drone that hit UK base in Cyprus may have EVADED sensors by flying low to the ground

The Mirror's Defence Editor Chris Hughes reports from Cyprus where UK Defence Secretary John Healey has arrived amid tensions about Britain’s response to drone attacks on the island triggered by the US’s war with Iran. Mr Healey’s arrival comes as Britain has been facing criticism for failing to have enough military assets in the Middle East after RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was hit by a drone. Cyprus’s high commissioner to the UK said a British military presence to defend the island was “the least we expect”, in a criticism of the UK’s approach to managing the conflict. Mr Healey met with his Cypriot counterpart on Thursday to offer “further support for our shared security in that region”, Commons Leader Sir Alan Campbell told MPs. Overnight on Monday, a hangar at RAF Akrotiri was hit by an Iranian-made Shahed drone, which was launched from Beirut in Lebanon, according to Cypriot officials. Two further drones detected on Monday were shot down by British warplanes, which took off from Akrotiri. The Mirror Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymirror The Mirror IG: http://instagram.com/dailymirror The Mirror TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymirror The Mirror Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyMirror The Mirror Homepage: https://www.mirror.co.uk Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.mirror.co.uk/email #middleeast #iran #akrotiri