Overnight, a British ground-based counter drone unit operating in a high-threat area took out multiple drones that were threatening lives on the ground, according to the UK Defense Intelligence.
Today, UK Defense Ministers hosted 13 UK-based defense companies and Gulf ambassadors to explore new industry support for regional allies. This comes as the UK confirms it intends to buy further Lightweight Multirole Missiles, to supply British forces and support partners in the region.
Read more: UK Defense Intelligence: RAF Fighters Conduct Regional Air Defense Missions; British Unit Shoots Down Drones Overnight
Last night UK Typhoon and F-35 aircraft, supported by Voyager air-to-air refuelling, continued to conduct defensive air patrols over Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and the Eastern Mediterranean.
As Defense Express previously reported, a British ground-based counter drone unit intercepted the highest number of hostile UAVs in one night since the conflict began, as UK forces expanded air and space-based defense operations across the Middle East.
Read more: UK Defense Intelligence: British Unit Downs Record Number of Drones in Single Night Amid Regional Escalation
