Watch: Scottish airport worker captures stunning footage of military jets taking off in tandem

A pair of military aircraft have been captured on camera jetting off in unison from one of Scotland’s airports.

The stunning footage was taken at Aberdeen International Airport over the weekend by Graham Moar who works in Airside Operations on the site.

The pair of Hawks and are being stationed at the north-east airport as part of Exercise Joint Warrior throughout October which is a UK-led war exercise that takes place in spring and autumn each year.

The Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and British Army are joined by forces from 13 other nations, including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Turkey, Japan, UAE and the US.

Taking place over two weeks, Joint Warrior includes airborne assaults, amphibious landings, evacuations and live-fire exercises.

The exercise runs through a range of scenarios, including crisis and conflict situations, that could be realistically encountered in operations, such as territory disputes, terrorist activity and piracy.

It involves 58 aircraft 16 warships and 3,725 military personnel.

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