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

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.

Occurrence
2024-11-20
Publication
2024-11-20
First observed
2026-10-19T10:30:14.707Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
GB
Updated
2026-10-19T10:30:14.707Z

Attribution

Pattern-compatible

Facts

No facts

Sources

  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2024-11-20T11:47:50Z

    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.