Gravity Industries Jet Suit display confirmed for Hampshire Air Festival. Gravity Industries will be joining the inaugural Hampshire Air Festival, bringing its world-famous human Jet Suit to Thruxton Aerodrome on 12th & 13th September. Created by British inventor and Gravity Industries Founder Richard Browning, the Jet Suit represents a remarkable new chapter in personal flight, using pioneering technology to augment human capability and make controlled, body-flown jet-powered flight possible. The display will form part of the events Saturday dusk 'Evening Extravaganza', adding a dramatic demonstration of future flight as the show transitions from daytime flying into an programme of illuminated displays, drones, lighting and entertainment. Gravity Industries will also appear during the daytime Sunday show, giving visitors another opportunity to see this extraordinary technology up close as part of the wider celebration of 'The Age of Flight'. Richard Browning, Founder and Chief Test Pilot of Gravity Industries, said: "We're delighted to be part of the inaugural Hampshire Air Festival. It's fantastic to support an event celebrating Britain's extraordinary aviation heritage, especially so close to home. Despite an incredibly busy international schedule, we aim to support opportunities like this to share the technology with a local audience where we can, and we're looking forward to inspiring the next generation of innovators." Jonathan Moore, Event Organiser for Hampshire Air Festival, said: "Gravity Industries is exactly the kind of addition we hoped to bring to Hampshire Air Festival in our first year. The Jet Suit is bold, innovative and inspiring, while also fitting perfectly with our Age of Flight theme. To have a locally based company demonstrating such groundbreaking technology at Thruxton is a real privilege, and we know it will be one of those moments visitors will talk about long after the weekend." From early pioneers and historic aircraft to the latest advances in human flight, Hampshire Air Festival has been created to tell the story of aviation across the generations. Gravity Industries brings that story right up to the present day, showing what can happen when imagination, engineering and determination come together. Tickets are still available for Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, with Saturday including a full daytime flying display and dusk Evening Extravaganza, and Sunday offering a packed daytime programme of flying, static aircraft and ground attractions. Tickets: www.hampshireairfestival.co.uk

Christopher Harborne, a crypto-billionaire donor to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, has acquired a stake of more than 25% in Gravity Industries, a British company developing military jet-pack suits. Filings show an entity called Spacetime Holdings owns 33% of the company, a vehicle Harborne has previously used for investments. Gravity Industries, founded by former Royal Marines reservist Richard Browning, raised $9 million this year at an $82 million valuation. The Somerset-based company holds the world record for fastest jet-suit flight at 85mph and has confidential defence contracts for equipment enabling soldiers to fly short distances. Harborne, based in Thailand, has donated over £12 million to Reform UK and reportedly holds a 12% stake in cryptocurrency business Tether. He also owns stakes in defence contractor QinetiQ and money transfer business IFX Payments.