The UK government will deploy a Royal Navy warship to the eastern Mediterranean to bolster security around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Sir Keir Starmer said HMS Dragon - a Type 45 Destroyer - will be sent to the region as the US-Israel war with Iran continues to spiral. Two Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters are also being sent, equipped with Martlet missiles which are designed to counter drone attacks. It comes a day after the runway of the British air base in Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, was hit by a drone - causing what the Ministry of Defence (MoD) described as "minimal damage". The MoD also said UK armed forces had shot down drones in Iraq, Jordan and Qatar over the last 24 hours. The Royal Navy has six Type 45 Destroyers, with three of those at various stages of readiness and the other three in maintenance and currently unavailable. Currently, the Royal Navy has no major warship in the Mediterranean region.…