India, June 25 -- The British High Commission in Bengaluru on Wednesday said the British F-35B fighter jet that made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport two weeks ago has 'engineering issues' that are preventing it from flying.

After making the emergency landing two weeks earlier, there has been no sign that the American-made aircraft will take flight anytime soon.

The British High Commission in Bengaluru has now issued a statement on this matter.

The fifth-generation combat aircraft, which belongs to the UK's HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group stationed in the Indo-Pacific, had made an emergency landing on June 14 while returning from joint maritime drills with the Indian Navy.

The jet was given special clearance...