UK military sites targeted hundreds of times by drones in last year

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2026-09-19

London (PA Media/dpa) - British military sites have been targeted by drones hundreds of times in the last year amid escalating tensions with Russia and Iran, new figures show. A Freedom of Information request by the Independent showed 340 security incidents involving drones at or near Ministry of Defence sites in the UK in the year up to August 2026. In 2025, there were 250 incidents recorded, nearly double the 126 a year earlier. It comes as the......

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