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Friday, May 11, 2012
RAF Marham “obvious” choice to host Joint Strike Fighter after government U-turn
RAF Marham
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced today ministers have reverted to plans by the former Labour government to acquire the jump-jet version of the US-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Under plans in the Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010, the coalition had intended to switch to the more capable F-35C carrier variant but Mr Hammond told the Commons the costs of fitting the necessary equipment had more than doubled to £2 billion.
The U-turn by ministers re-enforces the argument that the eventual home for the JSF needs to be RAF Marham, according to South West Norfolk MP Elizabeth Truss,
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