The U.K. has pledged a force package that includes a destroyer, Typhoon fighter aircraft, autonomous mine hunting systems and unmanned surface vessels to secure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Iran agree to a “sustainable” ceasefire agreement, the U.K. Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday. The Royal Navy is sending destroyer HMS Dragon (D35), which has been deployed in the Mediterranean since March and is now making its way to the Suez Canal, the Ministry of Defense said. The U.K. also pledged the Royal Navy’s autonomous Kraken drone boats, allowing the multinational force to sense,
U.K. Pledges Destroyer, Drone-hunting Systems to Strait of Hormuz Mission
The U.K. has pledged a force package that includes a destroyer, Typhoon fighter aircraft, autonomous mine hunting systems and unmanned surface vessels to secure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Iran agree to a “sustainable” ceasefire agreement, the U.K. Ministry of De