USA: RAF Akrotiri
Commons · Question 120116 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026 to question 118315 on USA: RAF Akrotiri, what is the scope of the permissions the US have been granted to use RAF Akrotiri.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 22 Apr 2026
As the Defence Secretary previously stated, the UK has agreed to a US request for permission to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for specific defensive purposes to destroy Iranian missiles and launchers at source. For operational security reasons, we do ...