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The Pentagon moved a dozen B-1 bomber aircraft from a U.K. military base last week over concerns that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had planned a drone attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Xi received the full pageantry of a state visit: a 21-gun salute, a flyover of U.S. jet fighters and a stealth bomber and a gift in the form of a large bald eagle statue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"But actually using it as a bomber base is a bit worrying."

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Dressed in a camouflage bomber jacket, his eyes continued to linger on the magnified view of the downtown skyline as he spoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

They went in groups in a big four-engine heavy bomber, to give them experience calculating unplanned routes.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The bombers cost several hundred million dollars each and until recently, a dozen were sitting in the open at the air base, just northwest of London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In March, small drones flew over Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, home to many B-52 bombers as well as the Global Strike Command, which oversees America’s bomber fleet and its intercontinental-ballistic missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

B-1 bombers housed at Britain’s RAF Fairford exposed an Achilles’ heel in U.K. defenses: its air bases are far from drone-proof.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rubio, often mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2028, touched on what he considered dangers in the world, such as "radical mullahs" in Iran and suicide bombers.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Truman also delivered a sterner warning to Stalin: The president sent a fleet of B-29 bombers to bases in England, the same type of aircraft that had dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau