US Air Force Personnel Respond to Suspected Unauthorised Drone Activity Over RAF Lakenheath in Britain on the Evening of November 13, With No Personnel, Aircraft or Infrastructure Affected
United States Air Force personnel at the RAF Lakenheath base in Britain responded to suspected unauthorised drone activity on Friday evening, although no personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected, a US Air Force spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added that the United States continues to work closely with host nation counterparts to ensure the safety and security of US service members, US and host nation civilians, contractors and all families.
The British Ministry of Defence was not immediately available for comment.
The United States has in recent weeks moved bombers that had been used to strike Iran out of Britain, and switched huge refuelling aircraft from Britain to Germany.
The bombers left RAF Fairford on security grounds after a group of men approached the base in white vans in the middle of the night, two men were charged last month in relation to that incident with prosecutors alleging one of them had tried to assist Iranian intelligence in Britain, and The Wall Street Journal has reported that the refuelling aircraft were moved due to a threat from Iran.
Source: Reuters
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