RAF Lakenheath
Royal Air Force base in Suffolk, England, operating as the home of the U.S. Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing under usafe-afa. Currently fields F-15E Strike Eagles and F-35A Lightning IIs. Reported to host U.S. nuclear weapons storage (B61 gravity bombs) — making it a high-value target in the nuclear-UAP correlation thread.
November 2024 incursions
In late November 2024, the 48th Fighter Wing publicly reported multiple UAP/sUAS incursions over Lakenheath, raf-mildenhall, and raf-feltwell. The disclosure triggered widespread concern over UK base security and contributed to the political pressure that yielded the December 2024 MoD statement reaffirming a “no military threat” posture (src-uk-mod-uap-no-threat-2024).
The UK incidents are part of the broader transatlantic incursion pattern that includes the langley-afb December 2023 swarm, the barksdale-afb March 2026 waves, and other nuclear-related sites.