Unidentified drones have been spotted flying over three bases used by the United States Air Force in Britain, the two countries have confirmed.

The US Air Force (USAF) said that a number of small unidentified drones were detected around three airbases in the United Kingdom over the past week. The US Air Forces in Europe said "small unmanned aerial systems" were seen over Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath,

A number of drones were spotted over and near RAF Lakenheath in England on Nov. 20, the Air Force told The War Zone in response to our query about the incident. “The number of UASs fluctuated and they ranged in size/configuration,

Small drones were spotted last week around three U.S. Air Force bases in eastern England, the military branch confirmed. Between Wednesday and Friday, multiple unidentified drones were detected near RAF Lakenheath,

The USAF, which uses the bases, said it was unclear at this stage whether the drones were considered hostile. It also declined to comment on whether any defence mechanisms were used, but said it retained "the right to protect" installations.

A mystery drone has been spotted following a British aircraft carrier at sea after unmanned aerial vehicles were seen hovering over three air bases in England.

The drones appeared at different times between Wednesday and Saturday and hovered over the Royal Air Force’s Mildenhall, Feltwell and Lakenheath bases