British Warship Set To Join US Fleet In Persian Gulf

The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Daring is planning to join a fleet of US warships stationed in the Persian Gulf,  even though there are concerns over the warship’s technical reliability in warmer climes. The UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said the Type 45 destroyer will arrive in the region on Friday and take on the role of HMS Defender, another warship of the same class which provided air support to American aircraft carriers. This ship, that costs up to £1billion, is the type that has been suffering glitches in the Gulf because they are unable to cope with the hot sea. Press TV reports: The American warships have been conducting attacks on purported Daesh (ISIL) positions inside Syria and Iraq for several months now. Fallon said that all three branches of the British armed forces have been engaged in the attacks. “All three armed services are making a vital contribution to defeating Daesh,” he said. “RAF aircraft are hitting the terrorists daily on the ground; the Army is providing counter-explosives training to Iraq troops; the Royal Navy helps protect coalition carriers in the Gulf as they launch strikes,” he added. Earlier this month, British warplanes targeted one of Iraq’s former [...]