US-based contractor hired by UK to continue spy flights over Gaza – Middle East Monitor

The British government has hired a US defence contractor to carry out surveillance flights over Gaza on behalf of Irael, The Times has reported.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is reportedly paying Straight Flight Nevada Commercial Leasing LLC, a subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation, to operate the missions due to a shortage of Royal Air Force (RAF) Shadow R1 surveillance aircraft. 

RAF planes, usually stationed at Akrotiri in Cyprus, are said to have been…