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Archive photograph, for illustration. Aerial view of RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

US Air Force responds to suspected drone activity over RAF Lakenheath

Archive photograph, for illustration. Aerial view of RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. · 2014 · John Fielding from Norwich, UK · CC BY 2.0
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The US Air Force says it responded to suspected unauthorised drone activity over RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, but that no personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected.

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The US Air Force says it responded to suspected unauthorised drone activity over RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk on 13 November. It said no personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected.

A US Air Force spokesperson provided the account. The UK Ministry of Defence had been contacted for comment, according to the BBC. The report did not give details of the response or say whether any drones were confirmed to have been present.

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