Concerns for classified technology after British F-35 stealth fighter makes emergency landing in India
After having to make an emergency landing, a state -of -the -art royal navy’s secret fighter was trapped at an airport in Southern India for more than 10 days.
On June 14, F-35B Lightning Jet encountered bad weather while flying about 100 nautical miles on the coast of Kerala in Southern India, and could not return to the aircraft carrier, instead asked for permission to land at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
The Royal Navy is said to have rejected the proposal for a suspension of the fighter plane, because the Indians or a potentially third party does not want to take a closer look at the “preserved technologies ,, local publisher NDTV Anonymous security sources.
Indian Air Force confirmed by F-35B, which sorties from the aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean The Prince of Wales had an emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram.
Air Force, jet, when the challenges face, “Indian air defense identity zone flying out of the routine,” he said.
“After declaring a deflection from an emergency situation, F-35B was identified and defined by the IAF’s IACCS network and cleaned for recovery.
Independent He realizes that a technical problem with the aircraft is defined after landing on Thiruvananthapuram. The same night came, an AW101 Merlin helicopter from the aircraft carrier came to Thiruvananthapuram with technicians to evaluate the aircraft, but it was decided that the warrior could not get up again without the help of an expert team from England.
The Indian officials assigned the central Industrial Security Force, a branch of the army in charge of protecting the main infrastructure, to protect it around the watching clock open in the middle of the monetary rains near the local terminal.
British High Commission Spokesperson in Delhi Independent: “We are working to repair England as quickly as possible at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. We thank the Indian officials for their continuous support.”
F-35B Lightning, built by American aviation giant Lockheed Martin, is one of the most developed fighters in NATO states and a few outstanding allies’ weapons. Sensors are full of state -of -the -art technology, including hidden features that allow them to work in enemy environments without perception.
India has no F-35s, but Donald Trump announced earlier this year that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a press conference, has opened its way to allowing India to buy secret fighters. However, it was before a short conflict between India and Pakistan, which both countries claimed to have dropped each other’s jets.
According to the Royal Air Force statement, “Lightning is a multi -rolled fighter aircraft that can carry out the roles and missions of different aircraft species at the same time”. “For Yıldırım, this also includes electronic war from air to air and air-to-face.”
