The residents of Woodford Valley, Wiltshire, where the rock star has a luxury home, claim the MoD has breached their human rights with plans to expand a military airbase at nearby Boscombe Down.
Sting wants a public inquiry into the proposals, which are still at an early stage.
It wants to see the entire RAF Brize Norton tanker fleet permanently stationed at the Wiltshire base instead of in Oxfordshire. A recent assessment of the effects of the move found local residents would suffer most from the noise of 24-hour tanker operations. The local council cannot block the scheme because Dera does not need planning permission to press ahead with a military development. Campaigns Dera spokeswoman Joanna Sale admitted the siting of a new base would more than double air traffic. Successful musician Sting has in recent years also become known as something of a political activist.