Event Brief
Arrests near RAF Fairford prompt wider US base alert
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 30, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
Summary: Five men arrested near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire are suspected of planning a complex, coordinated VBIED attack on U.S. strategic bombers, a former intelligence official said. The incident is expected to lead U.S. military bases to move to a higher state of alert, the expert warned.
WHO: Andrew Badger, former DIA case officer
WHAT: Badger warned that the RAF Fairford incident involving five arrested men suspected of a coordinated VBIED attack could prompt higher alert levels for U.S. military bases.
WHEN: Sep 28, 2026
WHERE: RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
WHY: The warning was triggered by the arrests near RAF Fairford and suspicions of a coordinated VBIED attack targeting U.S. strategic bombers.
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