Unknown drones over three US air-air guns in Great Britain

Unknown drones over three US air-air guns in Great Britain

unidetified drones were spotted about three bases of the United States Air Force (USAF) in Great Britain, which was confirmed by both countries.

drone survival via US bases

The unitidified objects were observed between Wednesday and Saturday via the Royal Air Force bases Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell, all of which are used by the USAF.

reactions of the armed forces

A spokesman for the US Air Forces in Europe said in a message: "The number of unmanned aerospace systems fluctuated and varied in size and configuration." He added: "The executives of the facilities have found that none of the floating had an impact on the residents of the base or the critical infrastructure."

A spokesman for the British Ministry of Defense emphasized: "We take threats seriously and have taken robust measures at our defense locations. This includes security measures against drone attacks." Both nations explained that they would not make any further comments.

important military locations

The three bases are only a few miles apart in the eastern England. Since 1992 Mildenhall has been the home of the only permanent American squadron in Europe, which has carried out air detaching operations, while Lakenheath is home to the 48th hunting squadron of the USAF, which has played an important role in the operations after September 11th in Afghanistan and in Iraq.

In 2017 there was an incident in which a penetrate. This led US personnel to gave up shots and the base was temporarily blocked.