An annual airshow, advanced drone production and thousands of jobs are all on the cards if a council is able to take over . has been working with Scampton Holdings Ltd to buy the disused site since 2023.

A report commissioned by the partners has been released this week, laying out more detail of what the proposals could deliver for . The vision attempts to tie together its rich history with a high-tech future.

The site is currently being put on the open market by the , with no guarantee who the eventual owner will be. Here are the key highlights from the report:

£2bn for the UK economy: The headline figure is a predicted £2bn boost to the economy over the next 15 years through construction, employment, tourism and other development. The company says the clock is ticking before the op

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