HMS Prince of Wales
(asked on 9th September 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether funds have been allocated for the purchase of new F-35s for the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 13th October 2014
The Department has allocated funding for the UK’s first tranche of F-35 aircraft which will be used for both land and maritime based operations. To provide maximum flexibility, the Ministry of Defence does not allocate aircraft to specific ships. The final number of F-35s to be procured by the UK will only be determined after the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.