What is HMS Duncan and what are its capabilities?

It is suspected the warship could be the Type 45 destroyer sent to the region, having recently completed a training exercise on taking down drones.

Government considering sending British warship HMS Duncan to Middle East

The government is considering bolstering its air defences at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus after it was attacked by Iran.

UK to send warship to Cyprus after bases hit by drone as Trump tells Iran 'it's too late to talk'

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the UK would be sending HMS Dragon, one of the Royal Navy’s six Type 45 air defence destroyers, after RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus was hit by a drone. It comes as military action across the region intensifies, with The Red Crescent saying the death toll in Iran has risen to 787 since fighting began on Saturday.

UK considering sending warship to Cyprus; government to charter flight from Oman ‘in the coming days’– as it happened

Multiple sources say the deployment of HMS Duncan is under consideration; Yvette Cooper says flight will take off from Muscat this week

Britain scrambles warship to Cyprus

Britain is scrambling to send a warship to Cyprus after France announced a major deployment to the eastern Mediterranean.

UK planning to send warship to defend cyprus military base, times newspaper says

Britain reportedly plans to send a warship to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus after an Iranian drone attack, as reported by The Times newspaper.

HMS Duncan: Everything we know about the Clyde-built Royal Navy Destroyer set to be deployed to the Middle East - including crew and weaponry

If approved, the mission will be the latest that the ship has carried out around the world since its launch in Govan
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British warship downs drones and missiles off UK coast

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan has faced a sustained barrage of drone and missile threats during a concentrated 72-hour exercise off the Welsh coast.