Submitted by Andrew Wyatt on Wednesday 4th March 2026
Published on Wednesday 8th April 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 8th October 2026
Current Signatures: 1,153
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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British ~ Buying ~ Create ~ design ~ Engineering ~ Ensure ~ Flying ~ foreigner ~ Icon ~ Identity ~ Industry ~ innovation ~ Jobs ~ keeping ~ manufacturing ~ New British ~ Pilot ~ Red Arrows ~ Represent ~ Retire ~ skills ~ Teams ~ training
Ensure the Red Arrows fly a British-designed and built aircraft
The Red Arrows represent British engineering, skill and national identity. We believe this iconic team should continue to showcase British aerospace excellence by flying a new British-designed and built aircraft when their existing aircraft are retired.
We believe that the Red Arrows' aircraft were never just for aerobatics, but that they symbolise British innovation, supporting industry, skills and training capability. Their successor will shape the future Red Arrows and how we train British pilots for decades.
Buying foreign aircraft might make us dependent on foreign suppliers, reducing UK control over critical pilot training. A British-designed and built successor would create skilled jobs, grow design and manufacturing capability, keeping these vital skills in the UK where they belong.’
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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