US Air Force Responds to Suspected Drone Activity Over 7,000-Person RAF Lakenheath Base
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Nov 13
US Air Force Responds to Suspected Drone Activity Over 7,000-Person RAF Lakenheath Base
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Nov 13
Summary
Friday evening, the US Air Force responded to suspected unauthorised drone activity over RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, with authorities later saying the incident was resolved.
No personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected, and West Suffolk MP Nick Timothy said base authorities told him there was no threat to the public.
Residents in a nearby village reported hearing sirens, while the Ministry of Defence had not commented on the incident.
The response comes amid heightened security at US bases in Britain after the September RAF Fairford incident and unverified reports that at least 12 US aircraft left nearby RAF Mildenhall this week over a possible Iran-linked threat.