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The F-35B: What you need to know about the UK's fifth-generation Lightning
The F-35B Lightning is a multi-role aircraft, capable of conducting air-to-surface, electronic warfare, intelligence-gathering and air-to-air missions simultaneously. The Lightning Force, based at RAF Marham and made up of RAF and Royal Navy personnel, …