Plane spotters were at RAF Lakenheath on Tuesday, February 17, when they witnessed six F22 Raptor fighter jets land at the US-operated airbase.

The fifth-generation jets were flying to the Middle East from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, USA.

Six jets landed at RAF Lakenheath. (Image: Jack Austin)

They are joining a build-up of military power in the area as President Donald Trump calls for a change in power in Iran.

Mr Trump said a change in power "would be the best thing that could happen".

The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford, was sent to the Middle East from the Caribbean.

A U.S. Air Force EA-37B Compass Call aircraft will visit Suffolk. (Image: Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

The fighter jets are not the only planes to visit Suffolk, with a new electronic warfare jet coming to RAF Mildenhall.

The plane is based on a Gulfstream G550 private jet and carries an electronic attack mission system developed by the US Air Force.

The aircraft disrupts and degrades enemy command and control systems, communications, and radar to support joint and coalition operations.

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