article_snippet: Fighter jet F-35B is one of three variants of the F-35 program, which has proved expensive and troublesome to get off the ground.
article_snippet: Fighter jet F-35B features a lift fan that will allow Fighter jet F-35B to make short takeoffs and vertical landings, Inside Defense reported.
article_snippet: However, Fighter jet F-35B is the centerpiece of the British Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier-based fleet.
article_snippet: The Ministry of Defense has ordered 48 of the aircraft and The Ministry of Defense are the only fighter jets set to launch off two planned British aircraft carriers - the HMS Queen Elizabeth and the HMS Prince of Wales.
article_snippet: 353 F-35Bs are being bought by the United States Marines Corps, Inside Defense reported.
highlights_snippet: F-35B is slated to be used by the British Royal Navy on the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier .