Unidentified drones spotted over three RAF airbases

The United States Air Force uses the 3 airbases (Image: Getty)

A fig of unidentified drones person been spotted implicit 3 airbases successful Britain.

The incidents saw “small unmanned aerial systems” spotted implicit RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, successful Suffolk, and RAF Feltwell, successful Norfolk.

The United States Air Force (USAF), which uses the bases, said the sightings were recorded betwixt November 20 and 22 and it was unclear astatine this signifier whether the drones were considered hostile.

It besides declined to remark connected whether immoderate defence mechanisms were used, but said it retains “the close to protect” installations.

A spokesperson for US Air Forces successful Europe said: “ We tin corroborate that tiny unmanned aerial systems (UASs) were spotted successful the vicinity of and implicit RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, and RAF Feltwell betwixt Nov 20 and 22. The fig of UASs fluctuated and they ranged successful size/configuration.

“The UASs were actively monitored and installation leaders determined that nary of the incursions impacted basal residents oregon captious infrastructure.

“To support operational security, we bash not sermon our circumstantial unit extortion measures but clasp the close to support the installation. We proceed to show our airspace and are moving with host-nation authorities and ngo partners to guarantee the information of basal personnel, facilities and assets.”

There person been concerns implicit the information of the state this week owed to Vladimir Putin's latest tv address. On Thursday, the Russian President said Moscow could onslaught the subject installations of immoderate country whose weapons were utilized against Russia.

This caused concerns for Washington and London, aft US President Joe Biden allowed Kyiv to usage ATACMS connected targets wrong the Russian territory and pursuing reports of British-made Storm Shadow rocket being fired successful Kursk.

During the address, Putin confirmed Russia had launched a hypersonic medium-range ballistic rocket onslaught connected a Ukrainian facility.

Moscow, helium added, would "respond symmetrically" to immoderate "escalation".