About two weeks after the Royal Navy’s F -35B ‘Lightning’ Stealth Fighter Jet, an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and remained ground, Britain said that it has accepted the offer to transfer the aircraft for repairing maintenance and overhall facilities at the airport.
A spokesman for the British High Commission said that the UK F -35B aircraft is awaiting repair at the airport after developing the engineering issue.
The spokesperson said, “The aircraft will be shifted to the hangers after the UK engineering teams come up with experts, ensuring that there is a minimum disruption for the prescribed maintenance of other aircraft,” the spokesperson said that the aircraft would return to the active service once the aircraft is repaired and the safety check once.
The spokesperson said, “The ground teams have continued to work closely with Indian authorities to ensure security and security precautions. We thank Indian officials and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport for their continuous support.”
Since the emergency landing of fighter jet on 14 June, it has been infallible.
American defense and aerospace produced by Major Lockheed Martin and over USD 110 million, F -35B Jet is one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world.
The fighter jet was working with the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. Jet worked with Thiruvananthapuram a regular regularly outside the Indian air defense identity sector. Emergency recovered as determined Airfield.
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After that, it could not return to the aircraft carrier after being trapped in adverse weather conditions.
According to officials, the Royal Navy Technicians of the Career Strike Group attempted to repair the F -35B jet earlier, but failed. The aircraft had been stranded at the airport since then.
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Richmond visited India as part of the UK carrier strike group for the naval passage (PASSEX) in the North Arabian Sea.
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