<p>New Delhi: A team of technical experts from the UK is expected to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram in the next couple of days to examine a stranded F-35B 'Lightning' stealth fighter jet of the Royal Navy, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The jet, worth over $110 million and known to be one of the most advanced fighters, made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport on June 14.</p>.<p>The aircraft, part of the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group of the Royal Navy, reportedly had a problem in its hydraulic system.</p>.<p>The people cited above said a team of experts from the Royal Navy is arriving in Thiruvananthapuram to inspect the aircraft.</p>.US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages on.<p>Few days ago, a maintenance team from the Carrier Strike Group inspected the aircraft but could not address the glitch, they said.</p>.<p>The Indian Air Force last week said it was providing all necessary support for the "rectification and subsequent return" of the aircraft.</p>.<p>The aircraft was undertaking routine flying outside Indian Air Defence Identification Zone with Thiruvananthapuram earmarked as the emergency recovery airfield, it said in a brief statement.</p>.<p>The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group carried out military drills with the Indian Navy last week.</p>.<p>It is learnt that the aircraft could not return to the carrier on the night of June 14 due to bad weather and made the emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram airport.</p>.<p>The F-35B is the only fifth generation fighter jet with short takeoff and vertical landing capabilities, making it ideal for operating from smaller decks, austere bases and ships.</p>.<p>Known simply as the 'Lightning' in British service, the F-35 model is the short take off/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the fighter jet that is designed to operate from short-field bases and air-capable ships.</p>
<p>New Delhi: A team of technical experts from the UK is expected to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram in the next couple of days to examine a stranded F-35B 'Lightning' stealth fighter jet of the Royal Navy, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The jet, worth over $110 million and known to be one of the most advanced fighters, made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport on June 14.</p>.<p>The aircraft, part of the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group of the Royal Navy, reportedly had a problem in its hydraulic system.</p>.<p>The people cited above said a team of experts from the Royal Navy is arriving in Thiruvananthapuram to inspect the aircraft.</p>.US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages on.<p>Few days ago, a maintenance team from the Carrier Strike Group inspected the aircraft but could not address the glitch, they said.</p>.<p>The Indian Air Force last week said it was providing all necessary support for the "rectification and subsequent return" of the aircraft.</p>.<p>The aircraft was undertaking routine flying outside Indian Air Defence Identification Zone with Thiruvananthapuram earmarked as the emergency recovery airfield, it said in a brief statement.</p>.<p>The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group carried out military drills with the Indian Navy last week.</p>.<p>It is learnt that the aircraft could not return to the carrier on the night of June 14 due to bad weather and made the emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram airport.</p>.<p>The F-35B is the only fifth generation fighter jet with short takeoff and vertical landing capabilities, making it ideal for operating from smaller decks, austere bases and ships.</p>.<p>Known simply as the 'Lightning' in British service, the F-35 model is the short take off/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the fighter jet that is designed to operate from short-field bases and air-capable ships.</p>