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Story summary
- Staffordshire Police arrested nine people after a protest at UAV Engines' drone factory in Shenstone, England.
- The protest took place on 21 September 2026 at 06:40 BST, with demonstrators displaying a “Silence Elbit Drones” sign.
- Four arrestees (ages 57, 73, 39, 77) faced lock-on disruption charges; a 55-year-old faced obstruction suspicion.
- UAV Engines, an Elbit Systems subsidiary, denied exporting engines to Israel, saying it supplies the UK armed forces and customers.