British troops are heading to United States airbases across the United Kingdom to protect them from possible drone attacks. This comes after multiple drone sightings at three different U.S. Air Force operation bases in the last week.
Neither U.S. nor U.K. officials said who might be behind the drone activity, but intelligence officials warned about increased Russian operations against Western countries supporting Ukraine.
In December 2023, the U.S. military reported an unidentified swarm of drones flying near Virginia’s Langley Air Force Base.
As of Tuesday, Nov. 26, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder isn’t making any connections between that or the recent incidents.
“It’s something the department has been looking closely at … how it applies to our facilities, our personnel, whether it’s in the combat zones or outside of combat zones,” Ryder said. “But in terms of these particular incidents in the U.K. versus the ones in the states … I don’t want to speculate.”
The U.S. military said the recent drones ranged in size and appeared to be coordinated.
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