A mystery drone has been spotted following a British aircraft carrier at sea after unmanned aerial vehicles were seen hovering over three air bases in England.

A drone was discovered in the harbour of Hamburg, Germany, tracking British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. Source: Tagesschau, as reported by European Pravda; Bild Details: The incident happened on Friday,

This week in Germany, the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth entered the port of Hamburg. On Friday night, an unknown reconnaissance drone was seen following it, reports Bild. According to the newspaper,

Drones over the bases in Britain ranged in size and configuration, a U.S. Air Forces in Europe spokesperson said.

Unidentified drones have been spotted flying over three bases used by the United States Air Force in Britain, the two countries have confirmed.

The USAF, which uses the bases, said it was unclear at this stage whether the drones were considered hostile. It also declined to comment on whether any defence mechanisms were used, but said it retained "the right to protect" installations.

Unidentified drones have been spotted over three US airbases in Britain, the United States Air Force (USAF) has confirmed. The sightings between 20 and 22 November were of a number of “small unmanned aerial systems” over RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall,

The US Air Force has reported sightings of small drones near three key bases in eastern England that are used by American forces. Detected from Wednesday to Friday last week, these drones were noticed around RAF Lakenheath,