article_snippet: The problem will not affect the Royal Navy consignment of F-35Bs, however, as the Royal Navy aircraft are to carry different weapons.
article_snippet: The F-35 program will reportedly cost more than £2.5billion over the next decade.
article_snippet: The F-35B is one of three variants of the F-35 program - and The F-35B's proved the most expensive and most troublesome to get off the ground.
article_snippet: The F-35B features a lift fan that will allow The F-35B to make short takeoffs and vertical landings - like a helicopter.
article_snippet: The F-35 in general - and the F-35B in particular - has been plagued by massive cost overruns and delays.
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 Royal Navy on HMS Queen Elizabeth .
  
highlights_snippet: F-35 program will cost an estimated £2.5billion over the next decade .