New Delhi, June 27 -- The F-35B stealth combat jet of the Royal Navy, stranded at Kerela's Thiruvananthapuram airport since 14 June, will be moved to the local maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for repairs, Hindustan Times quoted a British high commission spokesperson as saying.

Despite several attempts to fix the £85-million jet, they were unsuccessful. Ever since the F-35B stealth combat jet of the Royal Navy made an emergency landing after reporting low fuel levels, it has been on the tarmac.

On 14 June, the bad weather prevented the jet from returning to the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, which was 100 nautical miles off the Kerala coast. Following this, the F-35B jet subsequently developed a hydraulic failu...