Marine Corps F-35Bs for UK carrier

British and US Marine Corps F-35Bs from the VMFAT-501 detachment that visited the UK last summer. Jamie Hunter UK DEFENCE Secretary Michael Fallon and his US counterpart, Ash Carter, signed an agreement on December 15 for US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs to deploy aboard the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, on its first operational cruise. The plans were announced in September, but the deal has now been formalised. The length of the deployment, and whether the