The United States has transferred American military planes from an air base to Great Britain, following a threat linked to Iran. The news was reported by the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, which quotes familiar sources with the issue.
This is British military base RAF Mildenhal, used by the U.S. Air Force. According to W SJ, American authorities are considering the precise nature of threat to this base. Flight tracking data, analyzed by CNN, shows that 10 American jets of the fuel supply in the air, called KC-135, were transferred on Monday. Stratothanker.
Four of them were transferred to the Spongdahlem air base in Germany, one at the Ramstein base, also in Germany, four at the Moron base in Spain and one at Glasgow Airport Prestwick in Scotland. In parallel with the transfer of aircraft, US authorities have increased the level of security at RAF Mildenhal and RAF Lakenhea in the category FPCON Charlie.
According to The Wall Street Journal and the media specialising in defence issues The War Zone, citing an American official, this is the second highest level in the Pentagon’s defence system and implies that there is the possibility of a terrorist act or a targeted attack.
We take precautions to ensure that our planes, personnel and installations remain secure and protected, An American official told CNN.
Meanwhile, another official from the US European Command said that American military aircraft regularly move between bases and different operating points for various reasons, including training and real operational needs.
For reasons of operational security, we will not provide further information on the movement of military vehicles, The official stressed.
On the other hand, a British Defence Ministry spokesman stated that British authorities do not regularly comment on the activities of other countries. He added that Christians and other means regularly move in line with operational requirements.
The evacuation of aircraft comes after another Iran-related threat reported last month to the British air base RAF Fairford. This base was used by US bombers B-1 to carry out attacks on Iran. However, the planes withdrew for safety reasons shortly after five people were arrested in the early morning hours of September 27, outside the military base.
The British prosecution pressed charges against two British citizens under the National Security Law (National Security Act), concerning the incident outside RAF Fairford. British police announced that two people were suspected of helping Iran. So far, American authorities have not released further details on the nature of threat to base RAF Mildenhal.
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