Bunker-busting bombs loaded onto US planes at UK airbase amid Iran war
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Amidst the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, three US B-1B Lancer bombers landed at RAF Fairford in the UK on March 12, 2026, after a reported strike mission against Iran. Al Jazeera witnessed ground crews loading bunker-busting bombs fitted with JDAM guidance kits onto the aircraft. Initially, the UK Prime Minister refused the US permission to use UK bases for attacks, but later approved their use for destroying Iranian missiles "at source" after a drone strike on a British base in Cyprus. The use of RAF Fairford and the type of munitions being loaded suggest an increasingly active role for the UK in US strategic bombing operations against Iran. The B-1B Lancer bombers are capable of carrying large payloads, and the JDAM kits convert unguided bombs into precision-guided weapons.
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