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Locals call for transparency after nuclear drill
People living near a US airbase earmarked to house nuclear weapons say they are being left in the dark about what would ...
East Anglian Daily Times1d
Lakenheath weapons concern as RAF Honington drill held
Calls for transparency over whether nuclear weapons are being kept at RAF Lakenheath have mounted after a practice drill was held in Suffolk.
The Aviationist on MSN9d
Aviano’s F-16s Practice Integrated Air Missile Defense During Combat Archer UK
The 555th FS deployed to RAF Lakenheath for live-fire air-to-air weapon employment, saving millions of dollars compared to a ...
Nuclear missile 'cover-up' fears as secret pact allowing US to bring deadly weapons to UK revealed
US nuclear missiles could be delivered to the UK as the Mirror reveals Ministry of Defence chiefs signed off on a secret pact allowing American forces to bring deadly bombs to UK ...
Cambridge Independent6d
Cambridge groups at RAF Lakenheath peace camp as US nuclear weapons fears grow
The focus on US nuclear weapons on British soil intensified this week with Cambridge choir Lefty Men Sing participating in a ...
BBC on MSN19d
Police helicopter 'near miss' during drone alert
A police helicopter was forced to abandon a mission when the pilot reported coming dangerously close to a drone. The chopper had been sent to assist at RAF Lakenheath, in Suffolk, following reports of ...
The Aviationist27d
First USAFE F-35 Inducted at Cameri’s MRO&U Facility
(Image credit: Stewart Jack) RAF Lakenheath is currently housing the only two USAF squadrons operating the 5th gen aircraft in Europe, the already mentioned 495th FS and the 493rd FS. The two ...