Six F-35Bs have been sent to RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus in a move, sources told The Times, intended to better protect base should current tensions in the region break into open conflict. The six jets left ...

When a Shahed drone breached RAF Akrotiri’s defenses and struck the main runway in March 2026, it shattered the illusion of ...

After initial sorties over the sea south of RAF Akrotiri, flight tracking data now confirms that the RAF’s MQ-9B Protector RG1s have begun missions over the Middle East, presumably on Operation Shader ...

The incident comes after Britain agreed to let the United States use its bases for “defensive” strikes on Iranian missiles ...

A dog sits at the main gate of the U.K.’s RAF Akrotiri air base after it was hit by a drone strike early morning near Limassol, Cyprus, Monday, March, 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) (ASSOCIATED ...

NICOSIA – British military circles have expressed concerns that facilities at a luxury hotel in eastern Limassol could be used to spy on the British base at Akrotiri according to ANA-MPA. At the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smoke plumes rise following missile strikes in Tehran on Sunday - AFP An RAF base in Cyprus has been hit by a suspected drone ...

CHINESE spies are feared to be lurking inside a luxury hotel which boasts a bird’s-eye view of a crucial RAF base. Experts have warned nefarious Beijing actors could be using the top floor ...

A file photo showing a Voyager tanker departing RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. The single-runway airbase was struck by a UAV on 1 March, which did not cause air operations ...

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AKROTIRI, Cyprus — Britain is not at war, the government said Monday, despite saying it would allow the U.S. to use British bases during its war with Iran and after a Royal Air Force base in Cyprus ...