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  "path": "/2026/03/07/uk-typhoons-wildcats-merlin-deployed-east/",
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  "tags": [
    "Iran",
    "Military Aviation",
    "Eurofighter Typhoon",
    "Fleet Air Arm",
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  "textContent": "The UK has dispatched four more Typhoon FGR4s, two Wildcat HMA2s, and a Merlin HM2 ASaC towards the Middle East to strengthen defences as U.S. strategic bombers begin to use UK bases for operations against Iran. As Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon prepares to sail for the Eastern Mediterranean, four more Typhoon FGR4s have already […]",
  "title": "UK Typhoons, Wildcats, and Merlin Deployed to Bolster Counter-Drone Defences"
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