RAF Marham “very well placed” to get Joint Strike Fighter

RAF Marham
At the time the Eastern Daily Press teamed up with MPs to launch a campaign which would ensure the government knew just how important the base was for the region’s identity and economy, bringing in about £130m annually.

So there were celebrations last July when then defence secretary Liam Fox announced Marham would become the main home for the RAF’s force of Tornado fighter jets.

But the decision only gave short-term security to Marham. To secure the base’s longer-term prospects it would have to win a competition to become the home of the Tornado replacement – the F35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

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