New Delhi, July 4 -- British Royal Navy F-35 fighter jet that made an emergency landing in Kerala on June 15 may be airlifted to UK for repairs, it was learnt here on Thursday. The jet will be dismantled and then ferried in a C-17 transport aircraft.
The F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Despite multiple attempts to repair the aircraft on site, the fifth-generation stealth jet has remained grounded due to an unresolved engineering malfunction, sources said. They added efforts to restore flight readiness have so far been unsuccessful.
With no timeline for the aircraft's recovery, British officials are now working
on alternative plans to retrieve the jet. Partial dismantling has emerged...