The fleet defending Cyprus: the warships and aircraft now patrolling the Eastern Mediterranean

The fleet defending Cyprus: the warships and aircraft now patrolling the Eastern Mediterranean

Within hours of the drone strike on RAF Akrotiri, the phones started ringing. Within days, some of the most capable warships in Europe were heading towards Cyprus. What has assembled in the Eastern Mediterranean is not just a show of solidarity — it is a layered, combat-ready defensive force unlike anything seen in these waters […]

By Petros Afxentiou