The drones appeared at different times between Wednesday and Saturday and hovered over the Royal Air Force’s Mildenhall, Feltwell and Lakenheath bases
last week over three British airbases that house United States Air Force operations, both nations confirmed, but didn’t say more about who might have sent the airborne devices.
“The number of fluctuated, and they ranged in size and configuration,” a spokesperson for the US Air Forces in Europe told the outlet.An American F-15 takes off from RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, to take part in a training mission with Nato Forces in Spain and Portgual.“Installation leaders determined that none of the incursions impacted base residents or critical infrastructure,” he added, without indicating whether they interpreted malicious intent.
Some officials suspect Russian or Chinese agents might have deployed the drones to spy on American military assets.The base at Mildenhall is home to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, the only permanent US wing in Europe that performs midair refueling operations.
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