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One of the more incongruous sights at the Nato summit in Newport is that of British military hardware strewn among the greens and bunkers of Celtic Manor golf resort. One of the more incongruous sights at the Nato summit in Newport is that of British military hardware strewn among the greens and bunkers of the Celtic Manor golf resort.
Parked near one of the holes, close to a sign warning: "Danger: Golf In Progress From Right", are an armoured personnel carrier, a tank and a fighter plane.Parked near one of the holes, close to a sign warning: "Danger: Golf In Progress From Right", are an armoured personnel carrier, a tank and a fighter plane.
Other displays are scattered about elsewhere in area including minesweepers in Cardiff. Other displays are scattered about elsewhere in the area, including minesweepers in Cardiff.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the displays were intended to showcase British defence capability as well as the British defence industry. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said the display was intended to showcase British defence capability as well as the British defence industry.
It is not one that is likely to cause Vladimir Putin to be overly concerned. Although the fighter-plane, the F-35 stealth, is one of the most advanced and costliest in the world, the one on the golf course is not real. It is just a life-sized model. It is not one that is likely to cause Vladimir Putin to be overly concerned. Although the plane, an F-35 stealth fighter, is one of the most advanced and costly in the world, the one on the golf course is not real. It is just a life-size model.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth was supposed to have featured in the launch of a British aircraft carrier earlier this year and at the Farnborough air show, but the whole fleet was grounded by the US defence department after a fire in one of the engines on 23 June. The Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth was supposed to have featured in the launch of a British aircraft carrier earlier this year and at the Farnborough air show in July, but the whole fleet was grounded by the US defence department after a fire in one of the engines on 23 June.
The decision to put hardware on display was taken by the MoD rather than Nato. The MoD spokesman said that Britain, as the host nation for the summit, was entitled to promote the defence industry. The decision to put hardware on display was taken by the MoD rather than Nato. The MoD spokesman said that Britain, as the host nation for the summit, was entitled to promote its defence industry.
Other exhibitions in the Celtic Manor grounds included missiles, equipment designed to detonate mines and a simulated field hospital, with medical staff operating on a dummy with gruesomely realistic wounds. Other exhibitions in the Celtic Manor grounds include missiles, equipment designed to detonate mines and a simulated field hospital, with medical staff operating on a dummy with gruesomely realistic wounds.
Leaders and their delegations are unlikely to see many of the displays, which seem designed primarily for the hundreds of journalists attending the summit.Leaders and their delegations are unlikely to see many of the displays, which seem designed primarily for the hundreds of journalists attending the summit.
But they might see one on Friday, when 22 British planes, led by a Typhoon, are scheduled to fly in formation over the summit and over Cardiff. But they might see one on Friday, when 22 British planes, led by a Typhoon, are scheduled to fly in formation over Newport and Cardiff.