Shame and theft: ‘Leaving a multi-million dollar jet in India can lead to…’; former senior British Navy officer reacts on stranded F-35B fighter jet
admin July 06, 2025 11:22 PM
Britain's fifth generation F-35B fighter jet update: On a shocking turn of events, Britain's fifth generation F-35B fighter jet has been stuck in Kerala for the last 22 days and after so many speculations about the abandoned jet, British engineers have reached Kerala to repair the aircraft.
However, reports also say that Britain is considering airlifting this fighter jet in case the fighter jet is not repaired. Here are all the details you need to know about how the Britain's fifth generation F-35B fighter jet is creating trouble and shame for UK. Britishers blaming India for technology theft? On a surprising note, British experts are now writing in local newspapers that they are feeling embarrassed about the condition of their stealth fighter jet stuck in India. More surprisingly, instead of taking responsibility of the aircraft, they are talking about technology theft. "It would not be wrong to say that the F-35B stranded in Kerala has affected Britain's strategic and political image more than the technical damage it caused", former senior British Navy officer Tom Sharp was quoted as saying by a report by The Telegraph. "Stealth jets like F-35B are not like ordinary jets, they are a complete flying system, whose repair is possible only with special expertise, equipment and strategic permission", Tom added. As per the Telegraph report, Tom has said that leaving the stealth jet on Indian soil could become a political and strategic embarrassment-and implicitly risk exposure of sensitive systems Why did UK F-35B Lightning II fighter jet land in India? A UK F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport nearly three weeks ago, is now set to be moved for repairs, as a UK engineering team has arrived arrived in India to undertake the complex task. According to a IANS news agency report, more than a dozen technicians are a part of this crucial repair-work mission. What did British High Commission say on aircraft? Confirming this development, a British High Commission spokesperson said, "A UK engineering team has deployed to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to assess and repair the UK F-35B aircraft, which landed following an emergency diversion".
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