More drones, over UK bases

Somehow his doesn’t seem like a TikTok challenge stealing Hyundais.

Between Wednesday and Saturday last week, multiple drones were spotted flying over and presumably surveilling US air bases in the UK.

The objects were seen between Wednesday and Saturday flying over the Royal Air Force’s Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell bases, all used by the US Air Force (USAF).

“The number of (unmanned aircraft systems) fluctuated and they ranged in size/configuration,” a spokesperson for the US Air Forces in Europe said in a statement.

Sounds reminiscent of the drones spotted over Norfolk a week or so back, doesn’t it? I would hesitate to suggest that the difference between the two is just about one mother ship’s sailing time?

A spokesperson for Britain’s Ministry of Defence said: “We take threats seriously and maintain robust measures at defence sites. This includes counter-drone security capabilities.” CNN

If it ain’t on their CCTV, they’ll never know…

An unidentified 1.5 by 1.5 metre drone appeared to tail the Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth as it entered the port of Hamburg, Germany, on Friday.  The Telegraph

The Germans claimed they targeted the drone with an anti-drone system, but I notice the conspicuous lack of phrasing like “successfully” or “brought down.”

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