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• June 20, 2025
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More bother for Britain’s F-35 fighter jet caught in Kerala for six days. What went improper?

Jun 20, 2025 09:08 PM IST The British F-35B fighter jet made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala on June 14. A UK Navy maintenance team attempted to fix the issue in the F-35 fighter jet that made an emergency landing at Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. However, the effort was unsuccessful, news agency ANI reported on Friday, citing defence officials. A CISF personnel stand guard near the British F-35 fighter jet that made an emergency landing after running low on fuel at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Saturday night.(X/CISFHQrs) “A few days ago, the F-35 fighter jet of the UK Navy had made an emergency landing due to low fuel, after which the Indian Air Force had provided all required support, including refuelling. However, when the aircraft was going back, it developed a hydraulic failure and could not go back. A maintenance team of the UK Navy had come and tried to rectify the problem, but could not,” a statement by defence officials said. They added that a bigger maintenance team is likely to arrive in