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U.S. Pulls All Bombers From RAF Fairford After Suspected Plot

Pentagon officials said the move was a force‑protection step that preserves U.S. long‑range strike readiness from domestic bases.

A Rockwell B1 Lancer heavy bomber takes off from runway 27 to depart for home at RAF Fairford in Fairford, United Kingdom, on October 04. Around a dozen US B-1B Lancer bombers remain stationed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, following a significant military drawdown late last month that saw six B-52 Stratofortress bombers return across the Atlantic.
US withdraws B-1 bomber aircraft from UK’s Fairford base amid Iran fears
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Overview

  • The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that all U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have redeployed to home stations in the United States.
  • British police arrested six people in late September in connection with suspicious vans near the base; the suspects have been released on bail while forensic and digital examinations continue.
  • Investigators found petrol containers in the vans but no improvised explosive devices, and explosive‑ordnance teams carried out a 400‑metre cordon and local evacuations during the initial response.
  • U.S. and U.K. officials have reported intelligence pointing to possible Iran or IRGC links, a claim Tehran denies and which British authorities have not publicly confirmed.
  • The withdrawal reduces the U.S. forward bomber posture at Fairford but the Pentagon says bomber crews remain ready to conduct precision long‑range strikes from U.S. bases, and the episode has prompted closer U.K.‑U.S. security coordination and political scrutiny of forward locations.