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RAF Reports Radar-Silent Drone Near-Misses Over North Sea

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC · How we work

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The RAF reported near-miss encounters with unidentified drones over the North Sea.
On 18 February 2026, a Voyager pilot off Norfolk ducked at 17,000 ft and radioed a radar-silent object.
On 23 February 2026, a Typhoon pilot off Humberside saw an object at 12,500 ft passing overhead.
Both objects were invisible to radar and flew above the UK 400-foot civilian drone ceiling.

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The RAF reported near-miss encounters with unidentified drones over the North Sea.
On 18 February 2026, a Voyager pilot off Norfolk ducked at 17,000 ft and radioed a radar-silent object.
On 23 February 2026, a Typhoon pilot off Humberside saw an object at 12,500 ft passing overhead.
Both objects were invisible to radar and flew above the UK 400-foot civilian drone ceiling.