Break in at Brize Norton two jets damaged

That was precisely the objective. They didn't want the planes used to aid refuelling of planes in Israel's war. Afaik, Palestine Action restrict their actions to property, not people, and I think banning protest movements that don't actually harm people is absurd. This lot would probably have banned the Greenham women if they'd been in power in the early 80s.

My understanding is that Palestine Action's objective is to hinder Israel's ability to carry on their (probably) illegal war in Gaza. They've succeeded in getting at least one company making stuff for the Israeli military to leave the UK.

I'm appalled that this government is contemplating supporting Israel in this way, especially when the ICC has issued arrest warrants for its PM and defence minister. There's at least a prima facie case that war crimes have been committed. Allowing RAF refuelling planes to assist Israel in suspected war crimes is disgraceful imo and makes the UK complicit in those suspected crimes.

Of course, perimeter security could be another matter. But there's probably alot of shouting going on right now along the lines of "how the fuck did this happen?" All the way down the line. Be interesting to be a fly on those walls.

https://www.serco.com/uk/media-and-news/2024/serco-awarded-ps31m-contract-extension-to-continue-to-provide-support-services-at-raf-brize-norton

Ah Reddit....

That claim is a bit missleading, at the very least there's possibly a "some" missing.

Will nobody think of the shareholders ?

Just been poking around on Reddit, and it is being claimed that security on bases in the UK is done by Serco and G4S. If that's the case, it's definitely just a duck.

I understand that, but actually getting close enough to the aircraft to do damage without being under surveillance

Brize...big aircraft based there so mostly have to be parked in the open spread over a wideish area..can't be tucked away in shelters overnight.

Guards to guard...as mentioned previously by me....not enough manpersonpower these days to provide high enough density guarding 24/7.

It also appears not enough money for the sort of fencing/policing/surveillance the really secure places or even places like Heathrow have..

I understand that, but actually getting close enough to the aircraft to do damage without being under surveillance?

Maybe it is a case of giving them enough rope to hang themselves with as now their "organisation" is illegal as a result of this?

Like I say, I'm a cynic. And I'm interested in this sort of thing in general terms. The ends would appear to have justified the means in this case.

So ? As long as we can protect the wealth of the elites and make sure they never have to pay more tax than possible then what's the problem ?

I fear you may have been deluded into thinking you matter.

I think one thing to bear in mind is a few (quite low in places) fences and the odd "do not enter" sign only make these secure facilities secure from law abiding citizens..

There are plenty of places (even some civilian airfields) that have better protection than Brize appears to have had.

We can't protect our shores, we cant protect our children and now we can't protect our Military bases... embarrassing

Oh, you're probably right, but these days nothing would surprise me is all.

I suppose it's just the "how the hell could that have happened?" incredulity of it. If we now get a slew of reports about how easy it is to get into alleged secure facilities, I'll happily campaign for better security and funding.

I'm not sure how to even begin to answer your first point....

As for the second, there's no mystery about the poor security, it's been worrying a lot of people for years, it's been an increasing worry in the last few months, (Russia, Ukraine etc) and I'm sure I've bored people senseless in a few previous posts explaining why it's got so bad...

Sometimes things are exactly as they appear.

They should have been shot.

Entering military, nuclear and other high consequence sites without permission should should be a death sentance, either during or after the event.

Red lines should be drawn and adhered to.

Throw soup at paintings all day long if it makes you happy, this is a diferent ballgame.

Hmph. The cynic in me wonders if there's an element of false flag to this, given that organisations problematic to the state are often infiltrated by state employees. And several terrorist plots in the States have been instigated by said infiltrators engineering enough evidence to bring the potential culprits in before said plot could be executed. Heroes all round eh? Apart from the grooming of some particularly vulnerable souls in person and online.

If not, time to upgrade security as a matter of urgency.

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'm clearly not good with emojis.

It's an exploding head not a fox 😁

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I don't understand the fox thing.

Good intentions 🤯

Well, it's not working out well for them.

Just have a little think about that. What if one of the dictators around the world and god knows there's a few to choose from decided to attack us directly? What would we use for defence?

Problem is to "check the engine out" can mean a multitude of things depending on how much paint got into the back end of the thing and possibly penetrated into, for want of a better expression, the deeper workings, behind seals and elsewhere.

One end of the scale the engineers might be happy with quick clean of some sort and then once over with a boroscope, if there are deeper concerns it might well be an engine change so that the unit can go into the workshop, possibly even back to the manufacturer for a complete strip down and rebuild...

A complicating issue is the 330 is a twin engined long range aircraft, that means verses a four engined type you have very strict rules and regs about engine maintenance and less tolerance to very minor damage.

TBH we may never know (unless maybe there's a court case and costs come up) the exact level of damage and what any fix involved.

The engine's been contaminated. It will have to be disassembled, cleaned and inspected before it's considered airworthy. It's the same as if it had ingested volcanic ash or any other contaminant.

And they sprayed the inside of the engine, not the exhaust. Not that it matters, any contamination would have to go through the same remediation procedure.

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/20/raf-brize-norton-protesters/

Images that surfaced on Jun. 20, 2025, following the breach, showed the starboard rear section of a Voyager KC3 covered in paint splatters, while the inside of the starboard engine was thoroughly covered in paint.