RAF Akrotiri: Unmanned Air Systems
Commons · Question 117497 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the inability of UK and US counter-Uncrewed Air Systems defences to intercept the drone that struck the runway at RAF Akrotiri on 2 March 2026.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 29 Apr 2026
Since January, we have sent additional air defence assets to Cyprus, including radar systems, counter-drone systems, F-35 jets, and ground-based air defence. We have deployed HMS DRAGON along with Merlin airborne surveillance helicopters and Wildcat helic...