Royal Air Force (RAF) missions have been available for everyone to see for years in a "staggering" security blunder. Information including refuelling plans and possible locations of British fighter jets have been broadcast by the RAF through an insecure messaging system, the Telegraph revealed. Details of the most recent missions in Cyprus from RAF Akrotiri, which was attacked by drones, were included in the security breach. The RAF claimed that no "operationally sensitive" information was included in the messages. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, experts, including Philip Ingram, a former Intelligence Corps colonel, said the breach was "staggering". He said: "Quite simply, this comes down to laziness and convenience. "They find it easier to do that than to go through the secure means, especially when they’re chatting amongst their mates. They just haven’t considered the fact it’s being monitored by anyone and everyone." A potentially sensitive message told pilots to remove secret documents from a refuelling craft. Another message tells an aircraft where to park at RAF Akrotiri, the same day as the Shahed drone attacked the sovereign base. Messages could be used to work out potential locations and times British fighter jets meet with fuel tankers, Telegraph analysis determined. The unencrypted communication network called, Aircraft Communications, Addressing and Reporting System (Acars) was widely adopted by civilian aviation in the 1980s. Pilots can send messages from screens on their cockpit. LATEST RAF NEWS: Furious Cyprus opens door to Chagos-style negotiations over RAF Akrotiri after drone strike Britain’s RAF bases could be REMOVED from Cyprus as officials rage over failure to protect island US bombers to arrive in Britain within days ahead of critical Iran mission Acars messages however, can be intercepted by anyone with a radio aerial and computer equipped with software to read the messages. Flight-tracking enthusiasts have now shared some of the messages on websites, including one which detailed the exact amount of fuel aboard a tanker, its scheduled time of departures, and the time it was expected to land at RAF Akrotiri. Another set of messages detailed the location of Voyager ZZ343, an air-to-air refuelling craft, and included information from the Cypriot base on where to land the plane. One message read: "UPON RETURN, PLEASE COLLECT ALL S DOCS FROM ZZ334 AND BRING BACK TO OFFICE," seemingly telling pilots to take secret documents with them. An exchange detailed how long a Voyager numbered ZZ336 would refuel two F-35 Lightning jets from RAF Marham. Col Ingram said this information could be used to target fighter jets. A Ministry of Defence said: "We take operational security extremely seriously and none of the information provided to us by The Telegraph is operationally sensitive. Information on the site includes non-classified information such as weather updates. "It is common practice for Voyager military crews and all civilian airline crews to use ACARS to send non-sensitive operating information between the aircraft and ground operations." Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter