The decision not to deploy a naval vessel to the Mediterranean earlier exposes the fragility at the heart of the Royal Navy.

The Royal Navy is unwilling to send warships to the Middle East because the threat posed by Iran means the situation is “too fluid”.

The government said a week ago the warship would be deployed but it is still at dock. What is happening?

It is suspected the warship could be the Type 45 destroyer sent to the region, having recently completed a training exercise on taking down drones.

HMS Dragon is not even halfway to Cyprus after being dispatched to defend British forces from drones. Sir Keir Starmer had ordered the Type 45 destroyer to set out ...

Multiple sources say the deployment of HMS Duncan is under consideration; Yvette Cooper says flight will take off from Muscat this week ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HMS Dragon, a Type-45 destroyer, will be sent to the Middle East. On Tuesday afternoon, it remained moored in Portsmouth - Chris ...

The Royal Navy’s guided-missile destroyer will not reach Cyprus for two weeks. HMS Dragon, a £1bn warship, has been tasked with sailing to the eastern Mediterranean after RAF A ...

HMS Duncan, the Royal Navy destroyer, is currently attached to Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), which serves as the international military alliance’s main task force in the northern European ...

Sir Keir posted on X: 'The UK is fully committed to the security of Cyprus and British military personnel based there.' ...