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Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard says the UK has more RAF jets stationed in the Middle East than at any time in the past 15 years, and that UK forces have taken down "more than 40 Iranian attack drones" in the region. Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00So UK forces remain in defensive operations, flying in support of British systems, protecting
00:06our bases and protecting our allies. We've now flown over 650 hours of combat operations
00:13with our RAF jets. We've taken down more than 40 Iranian attack drones in the area and we
00:19have now more RAF jets in the Middle East than we have had for 15 years. It's a substantial
00:25investment, but we're continuing to discuss with our allies how we can further improve
00:30that, not only stepping up on military matters, but bringing to bear the industrial powerhouse
00:35of British defence industry to provide more capabilities for our friends in the region
00:40to take down Iranian attacks.
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