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Uncertainty over the future of the Red Arrows has been ended by the news that the daredevil aerial display team will have its Hawk T1 jets replaced.Uncertainty over the future of the Red Arrows has been ended by the news that the daredevil aerial display team will have its Hawk T1 jets replaced.
The defence secretary, Michael ­Fallon, said the internationally famous unit would continue to light up the skies for years to come. Fallon 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.” The defence secretary, Michael ­Fallon, said the internationally famous unit would continue for years to come. Fallon 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 made the announcement on Tuesday as the aerobatic team performed in a public display in China for the first time as part of a 60-day world tour aiming to promote “the best of British”. The display, on the opening day of Airshow China in Zhuhai, takes the number of countries the team has performed in since 1965 to 57.He made the announcement on Tuesday as the aerobatic team performed in a public display in China for the first time as part of a 60-day world tour aiming to promote “the best of British”. The display, on the opening day of Airshow China in Zhuhai, takes the number of countries the team has performed in since 1965 to 57.
The Red Arrows fly BAE Systems Hawk T1 jets, from RAF Scampton, in ­Lincolnshire, where they have been based since 2001. Their planes can reach a top speed of just over 600mph and the team can fly as low as 30 metres (100ft) from the ground.The Red Arrows fly BAE Systems Hawk T1 jets, from RAF Scampton, in ­Lincolnshire, where they have been based since 2001. Their planes can reach a top speed of just over 600mph and the team can fly as low as 30 metres (100ft) from the ground.