A group of British air engineers is scheduled to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram on July 5 to make repairs of the British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning aircraft, which was based on emergency landing last month.
The sources have said that it is expected to arrive in the capital of Kerala a 40 -member aircraft team on a special flight and try to solve the technical problem affecting the aircraft, which is part of the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group of the British Royal Navy.
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“They were originally planned until the arrival of 2 July, but the visit was postponed for unknown reasons,” the sources added.
“Currently, the aircraft is parked in the bay and is guarded by a six -member team from Prince HMS of Wales,” they said.
Lightning aircraft F-35B, worth over $ 110 million and considered one of the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, carried out an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram Airport.
According to a British High Commission spokesman in India, the aircraft remains at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and is waiting for repairs after the technical problem.
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The United Kingdom agreed to relocate the current to airport maintenance, repair and repair (MRO) for the necessary service.
“The aircraft will be moved to the hangar as soon as British engineering teams arrive with specialized equipment, thereby ensuring minimal disruption of the planned maintenance of other aircraft,” said June 27 spokesman.
The F-35B is the only fifth-generation fighter with the possibility of short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL), which makes it ideal for operation from smaller deck, austere foundations and ships.
Days after emergency landing Indian Air Force stated that it provides all necessary support for the “repair and subsequent return” of the aircraft.
The Prince of Prince of Wales HMS performed joint military exercises with the Indian Navy in early June.
The aircraft will be moved to the hangar as soon as British engineering teams arrive with specialized equipment, thereby ensuring minimal disruption of the planned maintenance of other aircraft.
Known simply as “Lightning” in the British Service, the F-35B is a hundred fighter aircraft, designed to work from short fields and air capable ships.
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