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- British F-35 fighters shot down multiple drones in Jordan, their first combat target destruction.
- The action follows rising Middle East tensions after Iran's retaliation against US and Israeli strikes.
- The UK Ministry of Defence deployed HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer, and Wildcat helicopters.
- The move aims to reinforce Cyprus and the Gulf amid Eastern Mediterranean tensions.
- Defence Secretary John Healey urged strengthening the UK's defensive presence after a suspected drone strike on RAF Akrotiri.
