RAF Akrotiri: Unmanned Air Vehicles

(asked on 3rd March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what country was the launch location of the drone that struck the runway during the attack on RAF Akrotiri on 2 March 2026.


Answered by
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Al Carns
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
This question was answered on 30th March 2026

The Ministry of Defence can confirm that a drone targeted RAF Akrotiri on 2 March was not launched from Iran. Our best assessment is that it came from Lebanon or Iraq.

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