The bases
Profiles of each base we investigate, with every related article in one place.
RAF Akrotiri
Britain's main base for Middle East operations, in a Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus: the base for around 590 RAF surveillance flights over Gaza.
RAF Brize Norton
The UK's largest RAF station and home of the Voyager tanker fleet; the site of the June 2025 protest at the centre of the Brize Norton 6 case.
RAF Fairford
A Gloucestershire base used by the US Air Force, at the centre of two landmark protest cases: R v Jones (2003) and the 2026 National Security Act charges.