Britain to buy 138 F-35Bs

Britain has committed itself to buying 138 F-35Bs and 24 of these will be operating from the two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers by 2023.

U.S. Air Force photo by Jet Fabara

This is the first time that the total number of the stealth fighters to be bought is revealed.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense added that the decision to have 24 jets by 2023 is a “substantial acceleration.”