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| Red Arrows aerobatic display team to get new aircraft | Red Arrows aerobatic display team to get new aircraft |
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| The Red Arrows aerobatic team will get new planes, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has confirmed. | The Red Arrows aerobatic team will get new planes, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has confirmed. |
| The announcement comes as RAF stations in Lincolnshire celebrate their 100th anniversary. | |
| There has been some uncertainty in recent years whether the team based at RAF Scampton would be retained. | There has been some uncertainty in recent years whether the team based at RAF Scampton would be retained. |
| Sir Michael said the team's current Hawk jets need to be replaced and a decision will be made over the next couple of years. | Sir Michael said the team's current Hawk jets need to be replaced and a decision will be made over the next couple of years. |
| He said it was too early to say which aircraft would replace the Hawk jets. | He said it was too early to say which aircraft would replace the Hawk jets. |
| He said: "The Red Arrows are going to be here to stay for a while yet -They are a key part of our defence engagement, as we call it, around the rest of the world, and I don't think the public would let us lose the Red Arrows." | He said: "The Red Arrows are going to be here to stay for a while yet -They are a key part of our defence engagement, as we call it, around the rest of the world, and I don't think the public would let us lose the Red Arrows." |
| There has been speculation in the media in recent years that the Red Arrows could be axed as part of defence cuts in the UK. | There has been speculation in the media in recent years that the Red Arrows could be axed as part of defence cuts in the UK. |
| In 2014, The Express reported the Queen was said to be worried about the team's future. | In 2014, The Express reported the Queen was said to be worried about the team's future. |
| Politicians, including Labour's Vernon Coaker, have also previously said there can be no guarantees. | Politicians, including Labour's Vernon Coaker, have also previously said there can be no guarantees. |
| The team is currently taking part in a 60-day world tour aiming to promote "the best of British", which includes its first ever display in China. | The team is currently taking part in a 60-day world tour aiming to promote "the best of British", which includes its first ever display in China. |
| RAF Waddington, Cranwell and Scampton are all holding events marking 100 years in the county. | RAF Waddington, Cranwell and Scampton are all holding events marking 100 years in the county. |
| Sir Michael said: "Lincolnshire is central to the RAF's story, and has a proud history." | Sir Michael said: "Lincolnshire is central to the RAF's story, and has a proud history." |
| He cited the Dambusters' role in World War Two, and the Vulcan involvement in the Falklands conflict, and the work being done today to tackle terrorism in the Middle East. | He cited the Dambusters' role in World War Two, and the Vulcan involvement in the Falklands conflict, and the work being done today to tackle terrorism in the Middle East. |
| RAF Cranwell is also home to the RAF's Central Flying School, which under the leadership of Robert Smith-Barry, revolutionised flight training for new pilots. | RAF Cranwell is also home to the RAF's Central Flying School, which under the leadership of Robert Smith-Barry, revolutionised flight training for new pilots. |
| History of the Red Arrows | History of the Red Arrows |