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Israel: Military Bases

Asked by Brian LeishmanLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 April 2025UIN 42830

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an Israeli Air Force aircraft last landed at an RAF station in the UK; and what its purpose was.

Answered by Luke Pollard

For operational security reasons and as a matter of policy, the Ministry of Defence will neither confirm, deny, nor comment on any foreign nations’ military aircraft movement or operations within UK airspace or UK overseas bases, whether they may or may not have happened.

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