Brand-New Red Arrow Jets Could Be Built at Glasgow Prestwick Airport
- On July 4, 2025, Aeralis announced Prestwick Airport as the site for its UK final assembly line for new training jets.
- This decision follows plans to replace the aging Hawk T1 jets, flown by the Red Arrows and due to retire by 2030, with a British-designed modular light jet.
- The agreement at Prestwick, owned by the Scottish Government since 2013, allows assembling, testing, and industrializing jets with strong local aerospace resources.
- Aeralis is seeking support from the UK Government to progress the project, which has the potential to manufacture up to 6,000 jets over the next 30 to 40 years and generate several hundred local jobs.
- This development could restore Prestwick's aerospace manufacturing and boost jobs, apprenticeships, and innovation, marking a significant aviation industry revival in Scotland.
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Next generation of Red Arrows jets could be built in Scotland under new plans
THE next generation of Red Arrows jets could be built in Scotland under plans announced last night. The Qatar-backed start-up Aeralis picked Scotland’s Prestwick Airport as its preferred site for assembly of a new jet trainer aircraft. The Sun revealed the Red Arrows could run out of Hawk T1 jets as they are due to retire in 2030. And the Government is considering a Russian designed aircraft to replace them. Aeralis is the only UK company to off…

Next generation of Red Arrows jets could be assembled at Prestwick Airport
Aeralis is discussing a strategic partnership with the Central Ayrshire airport.
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