Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 116951

RAF Akrotiri: Security

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026
Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

ConservativeSouth Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the security in place at RAF Akrotiri.

Answer

Al Carns
We put in place significant defensive measures between January and February including F35 and Typhoon aircraft, additional radar systems and counter-drone systems. In light of the increasingly indiscriminate and reckless Iranian attacks we are moving qui...

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