US Air Force security forces at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, eastern England, responded on Friday, 13 November 2026, to suspected unauthorized drone activity over the base, US and British officials said.
The US Air Force in Europe said no personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected. British and US officials said the situation was “resolved.”
“We continue to work closely with our host nation counterparts to ensure the safety of our personnel and the security of our installations,” the US Air Force in Europe said.
Lakenheath was the third US base in Britain affected by threats in recent weeks. Days earlier, the United States moved more than a dozen aircraft from nearby RAF Mildenhall after a threat, and the base raised its alert level to FPCON Charlie, the second-highest level. A US official described the aircraft move as proactive rather than reactive.
Separately, the US Justice Department has charged at least three men described as Iranian operatives over an alleged plot to attack RAF Fairford. British authorities linked the plot to Iran after a group was detained following the sighting of three suspicious vans traveling toward the base, and the United States withdrew bombers that had been stationed there. RAF Fairford is roughly 150 miles (240 kilometers) west of Mildenhall and Lakenheath.
Source: The Times of Israel
