Wondering why three cutting edge RAF war jets just flew over your head as you strolled through central London today?
Don’t worry it’s nothing sinister, with the high tech kit actually flying over for a positive reason.
Flypasts are far from a common occurrence. but are often used to mark important state moments such as the Queen’s birthday.
However, in this case, the flypast wasn’t to mark an anniversary, but rather a meeting due to take place in 10 Downing street today.
Read on to find out why the flyby took place, who the meeting is between and what kinds of planes were involved in the dramatic display.
Why did jets just fly over London?
Three jets just flew over London to mark the arrival of the Prime Minister of Japan.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is welcoming Prime Minister Fumio Kishida today (May 5), with the powerful pair thought to have matters of security high up on their to-do lists.
The war in Ukraine is understood to be at the top of the agenda, so the flyby of symbols of British military power was an appropriate way to usher in the talks.
It took place at 11.10am with the flyby consisting of two Typhoon fighters and the Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker.
The Voyager can carry 11 tonnes of fuel, while the Typhoon is a huge part of British military operations, actively serving since 2006 and have top-speed of 2,495km/h.
The conversation between the two leaders aims to work out a new defence deal between the two allies and suss out how they can work together to bring the violence in Ukraine to end, as well as dependency on Russian gas.
Johnson said both were "focused on driving growth, creating highly skilled jobs and ensuring we remain technology superpowers".
This is the first time Mr Kishida has visited the UK in his role as Prime Minister.
