GMB Union has signed a landmark deal with Aeralis – the company set to build next generation of Red Arrows – to create 4,000 aerospace jobs.

An agreement was signed by Aeralis chairman Robin Southwell Gary Smith, General Secretary of the GMB, this week.

The company is committed to establishing a major industrial hub in Central Ayrshire, with plans to create more than 4,000 highly skilled jobs nationwide.

In Scotland, the programme is set to generate £600 million in annual exports, among the top three in the country.

Aeralis is the front runner in the race to create the next generation of Red Arrows and is the only bidder offering a British-designed and -built aircraft.