Goa, July 6 -- A Royal Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas touched down in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Sunday, carrying a 24-member British team tasked with repairing a grounded F-35B fighter jet. The team includes 14 technical experts and 10 crew members, flown in to inspect and potentially fix the advanced stealth aircraft that has been stuck at the airport for over three weeks.

The F-35B, one of the world's most sophisticated short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) jets, made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on June 14 after encountering low fuel levels and bad weather-later diagnosed with a hydraulic system failure.

Upon arrival, the British team wasted no time. The jet has since been moved from the ta...