Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe Red Arrows may have to fly foreign jets for the first time in their 56-year history after the Hawks they use are retired. “The MoD must provide the ­assurances now that the ­replacement aircraft for the Red Arrows will remain British.” The MoD said: “A d­ecision on replacement aircraft will not be taken for at least two more years. The Red Arrows, formally know as the RAF’s Aerobatic Display Team, used the two-seat, advanced training aircraft Folland Gnat when the squadron formed in 1965. Pilots in the United States Navy display team, the Blue Angels, fly ­American-made F/A-18 Hornets. (Image: REUTERS)An MoD Spokesperson said: “The planned out-of-service date for the Red Arrows remains 2030, and a decision on a replacement aircraft for the Red Arrows will not be taken for at least two more years.

Source: Daily Mirror July 25, 2021 17:01 UTC