British fighter jet makes emergency touchdown in Japan

A British F-35 stealth fighter jet made an emergency touchdown on Sunday (August 10, 2025) on the Kagoshima airport positioned in south-western Japan as a result of a malfunction, airport officers mentioned, as reported by Kyodo News.

According to Kyodo News, some departures and arrivals of economic flights on the airport have been affected when a runway was closed for about 20 minutes following the incident, which occurred at round 11:30 a.m., as officers said.

No accidents have been reported. Kyodo News famous that British forces have been conducting a joint drill with Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force and American forces since August 4, which is able to proceed via subsequent Tuesday (August 19, 2025), having dispatched an plane service strike group to the western Pacific.

Earlier in July, a British F-35B fighter jet left India after making an emergency touchdown in Kerala’s capital metropolis of Thiruvananthapuram as a result of a hydraulic system fault. The fighter jet had made an emergency touchdown on the airport on June 14.

The British Navy plane is part of the U.Ok. Navy plane service HMS Prince of Wales. The fighter jet was out on a routine sortie when it developed a snag and couldn’t land on the ship. The airplane reached the Thiruvananthapuram airport, which was designated because the emergency restoration airfield, and requested emergency touchdown permission.

The Indian Air Force offered all required assist and assisted within the course of, together with refuelling. The British Navy’s F-35 fighter jet lastly took off from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on July 22 after remaining grounded on the airport for over a month following a fault within the hydraulic system.

F-35Bs are extremely superior stealth jets, constructed by Lockheed Martin, and are prized for his or her brief take-off and vertical touchdown functionality.