Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 117491
RAF Akrotiri: Unmanned Air Vehicles
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the type of drone struck the runway during the attack on RAF Akrotiri on 2 March 2026.
Answer
Al CarnsThe Ministry of Defence can confirm that a drone targeted RAF Akrotiri on 2 March was not launched from Iran. Our best assessment is that it came from Lebanon or Iraq.