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Here's an image just a few days old of the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, which has allegedly just been sunk by a US Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine in waters off Sri Lanka.
She is seen participating in an International Fleet Review hosted by the Indian Navy, at
Odin's Eye Extra: People are asking why HMS Dragon has been selected for the likely mission to the Mediterranean to protect British sovereign territory on Cyprus from attack. It is worth waiting a few days to get her out of maintenance because that Daring Class (Type 45)
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And here's our item on last year's Ex Formidable Shield that prepped HMS Dragon for a likely Cyprus mission, as published in the July 2025 edition of the mag.
Also, here's a video clip from our YouTube channel showing Wildcats of the Royal Navy training to take down drones with the formidable Martlet missile, last year. Not the first time their aircrews had rehearsed the sort of missions they could now be performing to defend British
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Yes, US Navy units have cleared the Gulf itself, which is sensible - and normal practice - but they are still in theatre. The UK's immobile frigate in Bahrain and a MCMV somewhere are symbolic of decline, and neither of which can offer anything useful right now.
Even if adopting
Odin's Eye Extra: What fate the once proud British frigate HMS Lancaster, marooned in a decommissioned state in Bahrain, where the US 5th Fleet HQ and nearby naval support facility (wherein the ship lies) are said to be under Iranian missile attack?
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