Question follow-through · 16708

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the reasons for recent drone activity near (a) RAF Lakenheath, (b) RAF Mildenhall and (c) RAF Feltwell.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 28 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 3 Dec 2024
Answer: 3 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

28 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the reasons for recent drone activity near (a) RAF Lakenheath, (b) RAF Mildenhall and (c) RAF Feltwell.
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2024
Answer published
We take these matters seriously and the Ministry of Defence is working in partnership with our allies and the appropriate civilian authorities as they investigate this matter. The use of uncrewed aerial systems around protected areas in the UK causes a ri...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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