LJR: The lincolnshire Echo is not exactly the greatest source of up to date on the spot info:
"Although the three £6 million aircraft are currently undergoing secret testing at Creech air base in Nevada in the US, it is thought that when they return to Britain their base is likely to be at RAF Waddington, near Lincoln. "
Err... yeah... secret testing. At Creech. Not on ops in Afghanistan. And we only have one at the moment! One is yet to be delivered, the other we stacked about a month or so back and are still awaiting an order for the replacement iirc.
The RAF has always said they'd be armed sooner or later, so it appears it's sooner, not later which makes a change!