Iran: RAF Akrotiri
Commons · Question 120529 · Tabled 12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of 2 Force Protection Wing’s ORCUS counter-UAS equipment on preventing drone attacks on RAF Akrotiri.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 18 Mar 2026
While ORCUS+ is not optimised to defeat One-Way Attack UAS, it offers an enhanced ability to detect, track and identify, increasing a kinetic system’s ability to defeat but no system can be 100% effective. This is why our defences in the Eastern Mediterra...