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| New version of jump jet unveiled | New version of jump jet unveiled |
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| The latest version of the Harrier strike jet is being officially unveiled at a ceremony in Rutland. | The latest version of the Harrier strike jet is being officially unveiled at a ceremony in Rutland. |
| The GR9 jet has more powerful engines and better electronics systems. | The GR9 jet has more powerful engines and better electronics systems. |
| The planes will be unveiled at RAF Cottesmore where the fleet - flown by both the RAF and Royal Navy - is being upgraded to the new specification. | The planes will be unveiled at RAF Cottesmore where the fleet - flown by both the RAF and Royal Navy - is being upgraded to the new specification. |
| The jet will eventually be phased out when the new Joint Combat Aircraft arrives in the next decade, Defence Procurement Minister Adam Ingram said. | The jet will eventually be phased out when the new Joint Combat Aircraft arrives in the next decade, Defence Procurement Minister Adam Ingram said. |
| Union anger | Union anger |
| The decision to carry out the upgrade work at the base - rather than a purpose-built facility in Wales - was opposed by unions when it was announced earlier this year. | The decision to carry out the upgrade work at the base - rather than a purpose-built facility in Wales - was opposed by unions when it was announced earlier this year. |
| The Ministry of Defence justified the move - criticised by a financial watchdog - on the basis that it would help get aircraft to the frontline more quickly. | The Ministry of Defence justified the move - criticised by a financial watchdog - on the basis that it would help get aircraft to the frontline more quickly. |
| The Ministry of Defence could face an employment tribunal over claims it acted unlawfully in sacking hundreds of workers at St Athan in South Wales. | The Ministry of Defence could face an employment tribunal over claims it acted unlawfully in sacking hundreds of workers at St Athan in South Wales. |
| Amicus has launched a legal challenge accusing the MoD of unlawful treatment of the workers it sacked. | Amicus has launched a legal challenge accusing the MoD of unlawful treatment of the workers it sacked. |
| The MoD last week released dramatic footage of Harrier pilots bombing Taleban targets in Afghanistan in an attempt to improve the public's perception of the work of the RAF. | |
| An Army major had, in leaked e-mails, described it as "utterly, utterly useless" in protecting troops on the ground. |