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Repeated unidentified drone incursions over RAF Lakenheath during wider surveillance activity against US-operated bases in Britain.

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Beginning on 20 November 2024, unidentified UAVs repeatedly operated above or close to RAF Lakenheath, a major US Air Force installation in Suffolk hosting the 48th Fighter Wing. The incursions formed part of a sequence involving several US-operated British bases, with varying numbers and configurations of drones observed during successive nights. USAFE said the aircraft were actively monitored and did not cause damage or directly affect base personnel or infrastructure. British forces deployed counter-drone specialists and authorities opened an investigation, but no operator was publicly identified.

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    Beginning on 20 November 2024, unidentified UAVs repeatedly operated above or close to RAF Lakenheath, a major US Air Force installation in Suffolk hosting the 48th Fighter Wing. The incursions formed part of a sequence involving several US-operated British bases, with varying numbers and configurations of drones observed during successive nights. USAFE said the aircraft were actively monitored and did not cause damage or directly affect base personnel or infrastructure. British forces deployed counter-drone specialists and authorities opened an investigation, but no operator was publicly identified.