Thiruvananthapuram, July 6 -- The Royal Navy's F-35B stealth fighter jet, stranded for nearly three weeks at Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala, has been shifted from the tarmac to a hangar as British engineers continue efforts to assess the extent of a technical malfunction.

After days of failed repair attempts, the UK is now considering airlifting the $110 million jet using a C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft, according to an NDTV report.

A fresh technical team landed in India on an Airbus A400M Atlas, tasked with determining whether the fighter can be restored on-site or if it needs to be dismantled for transport.

Initial assessments by engineers from HMS Prince of Wales suggested that additional tools and personnel wou...