UK Sending 'Fearsome' Warship to Middle East Ahead of Possible Strait of Hormuz Mission
By Greg Norman-Diamond
The United Kingdom is deploying its HMS Dragon warship to the Middle East ahead of a possible mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
A Ministry of Defense spokesperson told Bloomberg that “The pre-positioning of HMS Dragon is part of prudent planning that will ensure that the UK is ready, as part of a multinational coalition jointly led by the UK and France, to secure the Strait, when conditions allow."
The Royal Navy says the HMS Dragon, a Type 45 air defense destroyer, is "one of the most advanced warships in the world."
"HMS Dragon's main role is air defense: providing protection to her fellow ships by detecting, interrogating and neutralizing enemy threats with the fearsome Sea Viper anti-air missile system," it said on its website.
The office of French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday that the country’s only aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, is also heading toward the southern Red Sea ahead of a possible mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a report said.
The news agency AFP cited Macron’s office as saying that the move is intended to send “a signal that not only are we ready to secure the Strait of Hormuz but that we are also capable of doing so".
Fox News Digital's Robert McGreevy contributed to this report.
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