Draken starts work on £7m hangar at Teesside Airport

The Northern Echo
Mike Hughes
18 Nov 2025

Draken has now officially broken ground for its new state-of-the-art £7m hangar at Teesside.

Marking a significant expansion of its UK operations and reinforcing its commitment to delivering world-class aviation training services, the new facility—designated Hangar 362—will house Draken’s advanced combat aircraft, including the Alca L-159E “Honey Badgers” which are used regularly on training sorties with the RAF’s frontline fighter squadrons.

The new hangar will support the company’s growing footprint in electronic warfare and adversary air operational readiness training...

Draken starts work on £7m hangar at Teesside Airport | The Northern Echo | 18 Nov 2025