It seems the author of the article perhaps has misquoted Gresham. Because as 'Courtney Mil' points out there are some odd statements attributed to Gresham. My question was about 'what modifications would be required to the F-35B to operate from CVNs?' I'm baffled.
Otherwise the sea going aircraft are the same as the A model in most respects; except for the obvious well known model differences. The A shares the same engine as the C. Any salt protection will be the same - same same stealth. Stealth designed for the ocean environment so the A model benefits also.
Perhaps Gresham said some sensible things which have been muddled by Jordan. I was not concerned about the muddle - just the curious statement about 'modifications to the B etc.' Perhaps the whole article is too muddled to bother much about. And I think Gresham has probably said that the CVN will need some modifications to operate the F-35B which is the case with the LHAs.