Britain needs its own Iron Dome to protect itself from drone attacks and is woefully unprepared for an enemy assault, former Defence Minister warns after mystery UAV sightings at air bases across the world
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Britain is woefully unprepared for a major drone assault and needs its own Israel-style 'Iron Dome' to protect itself, a former Tory defence minister has warned. Tobias Ellwood feared the UK had no adequate way to shield itself from a full-scale invasion of explosive kamikaze drones - like those seen bombing Ukraine and Israel.
![[Tobias Ellwood, a former defence minister, warned Britain needed its own Iron Dome to stop future drone incursions (he is pictured on LBC on Monday)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/93228667-14200653-image-a-7_1734435235127.jpg)
It comes amid mysterious sightings of unmanned aerial vehicles - UAVs - brazenly circling military bases in the UK and US, which have prompted alarm. Mr Ellwood - a former chairman of the Commons defence committee - warned Britain needed to 'wake up' and 'recognise our critical national infrastructure is so exposed'.
![[Senior UK defence officials have said the UK needs its own 'Iron Dome' to boost its defence following a wake-up call after Iran's attacks on Israel over the weekend]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/83684049-14200653-Senior_UK_defence_officials_have_said_the_UK_needs_its_own_Iron_-a-3_1734434456545.jpg)
'Why don't we have an Iron Dome capability? Because these are just passive drones flying over a runway causing disruption,' he told LBC's Tom Swarbrick. 'Imagine as I say if something far more powerful, more kinetic such as one of those Iranian drones were to be launched from the English Channel.
![[The Jewish state has at least 10 missile batteries capable of intercepting enemy rockets and missiles scattered across the country]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/83684053-14200653-The_Jewish_state_has_at_least_10_missile_batteries_capable_of_in-a-2_1734434451237.jpg)
'What protection do we have there? We don't. And that I'm afraid is the very dark world that we're now entering.'. His warning came as a senior military chief this week warned the UK had 'never been more at risk of an attack from Russia' - as he laid out the Doomsday scenario of how the Kremlin would bombard Britain.
![[A swarm of drones is pictured circling RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk last month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/93142925-14200653-The_planet_which_is_the_brightest_in_the_earth_s_solar_system_is-a-4_1734434488826.jpg)
