Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 -- The British Navy's F-35 fighter aircraft, which remained grounded in Kerala with a hydraulic valve failure, since making an emergency landing on June 14, was on Monday seen being towed into a hangar at the Thiruvananthapuram airport here.

Officials said that the aircraft will not leave today and the exact date of its departure is yet to be confirmed.

On June 14, the aircraft operating from UK Aircraft Carrier, HMS Prince of Wales was undertaking a routine sortie outside Indian ADIZ when it requested to land at the Thiruvananthapuram airport, which was earmarked as the emergency recovery airfield.

The Indian Air Force provided all required support and assisted in the process, including in refuellingA techn...