Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
(asked on 2nd December 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35B aircraft need to be aboard a Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier before it reaches its initial operating capability; and whether the first F-35Bs used to meet such requirements will be from the US Marine Corps.
This question was answered on 9th December 2014
The UK plans to have a squadron of UK F35Bs available at Initial Operating Capability. The exact number of aircraft embarked at any time will be dependent on the mission being undertaken.