On 7 March the (UK) Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced contracts worth £167 million to upgrade and build new facilities at RAF Marham (Norfolk, East Coast), the future home of the UK’s F-35B Lightning II squadrons.

These contracts, which will create 300 new employment opportunities, will allow for the addition of maintenance, training and logistics facilities to the air station in the East Anglian region, all of which will be dedicated to the next generation fighter aircraft.