The UK has deployed a counter-drone system known as Rapid Sentry to Kuwait, as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned a “reckless” overnight drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil refinery, AFP reports.

“The RAF Regiment has deployed its highly effective Rapid Sentry counter-drone system to Kuwait,” Britain’s Royal Air Force announced.

“The prime minister began by condemning the reckless overnight drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil refinery,” Downing Street said in a summary of Starmer’s call with Kuwait’s crown prince.

“They discussed the deployment of the UK’s Rapid Sentry air defence system to Kuwait, which will protect Kuwaiti and British personnel and interests in the region, while avoiding escalation into wider conflict,” the Downing Street statement added.