
The dramatic ceremony at Palmdale, California, which you can watch here, represented the first time the “sixth-generation” aircraft had been seen outside artists’ impressions and the first unveiling of a new US bomber in more than 30 years.

The Times of London on Tuesday reported that former RAF personnel were being paid over US$300,000, a year to help China “develop its tactics and technological expertise”.

The stealth bomber is the arguably most anticipated military aircraft in history – the 'sequel' to the $2 billion, UFO-like B-2 Spirit.

The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, ZZ177, departed at 5:42pm on Tuesday as flight KRF01R and landed at RAF Northolt at 6:54pm

The company has been tasked with designing, developing and delivering a classified data at rest (DAR) high assurance Inline Media Encryptor (IME).

The purpose-built centre is expected to house the production of advanced composite components for current and future combat aircraft.