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British Navy's response to Iran delayed since repair yard only works 9-to-5

The Royal Navy's mission to intercept Iranian drone threats has stalled in port because the Portsmouth repair yard now operates on a "nine-to-five" schedule.

The high-stakes mission to protect a British airbase from Iranian drone strikes remains on hold while maintenance crews finish welding and system overhauls during standard business hours, according to union officials, The Telegraph reported.

The deployment of HMS Dragon, a Type 45 air-defense destroyer designed to intercept high-speed missile and drone threats to Cyprus has been delayed because the Ministry of Defence and private contractor Serco reportedly introduced these restricted shifts as a "cost-cutting" measure that sacrifices military readiness for budget targets.

As the HMS Dragon sits in dry dock, the U.K. finds itself lagging behind international allies who have already moved assets into the region. Military analysts point out that the air-defense destroyer is now expected to arrive in Cyprus a full two weeks after French and Spanish warships have already reached the theater of operations.

The sources told The Telegraph that the new £1 billion (approx. $1.34 billion) contract reduced essential cover and forced the Navy to rely on staff volunteering for weekends to get the ship combat ready, which it didn't.

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