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UK deploys Typhoons to Bahrain amid Middle East tensions, following Iranian drone attacks and a fatal paragliding accident.
RAF Typhoon jets have been deployed over Bahrain as part of the UK’s defense efforts in the Middle East amid rising tensions following the second week of conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran.
Two of four UK jets sent to Qatar are supporting Bahrain in intercepting drones and missiles, with Bahrain reporting 190 drones and 114 missiles intercepted since hostilities began, mostly by its own defenses.
An Iranian drone attack damaged Bahrain’s airport fuel tanks, injuring 23 people, including four children.
The UK has flown over 300 pilot hours in 13 days, conducting combat patrols over Jordan, the UAE, and Qatar, and joining allied missions to defend Cyprus after an Iranian-made drone struck the RAF Akrotiri base on March 1.
The base remains a key UK military site.
In unrelated news, an RAF pilot died from injuries sustained in a paragliding accident.
El Reino Unido despliega Typhoons en Bahréin en medio de las tensiones en Oriente Medio, tras los ataques de drones iraníes y un fatal accidente de parapente.