Future imperfect?

Tim Ripley looks at the implications for the country’s air arms in the run-up to the latest UK defence review. UK DEFENCE REVIEW 2017 F-35B ZM136 is the second production Lightning II for the UK, BK-2. It flies with No 17 (Reserve) Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Any funding cut for the Lightning Force is likely to see numbers reduced or a delay in the establishment of the first navy squadron. Jamie Hunter In November 2015 the British