NEW DELHI: The British F-35B Lightning fighter jet that made an emergency landing in Kerala over a month ago has finally taken off. The Royal Navy aircraft, part of the UK’s HMS Prince of Wales carrier fleet, had remained grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport since June 14 due to a hydraulic fault.The £85 million stealth…
China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday for a five-day port call, sparking excitement and lively discussions about its name and hull number. The carrier welcomed the public aboard for the first time, with 2,000 fortunate Hong Kong residents securing tickets in less than a minute during the…
A team of technical experts on board the British Royal Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas arrived at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to assess a British Royal Navy F-35B fighter jet that made an emergency landing at the airport on June 14. After remaining grounded for over two weeks due to technical faults, the aircraft will now…
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 (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A team of UK aviation engineers arrived in Kerala on Sunday aboard a Royal Air Force Airbus A400M to begin repair work on a British…
As Hong Kong celebrates the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, Beijing has once again deployed a powerful naval fleet, this time spearheaded by the aircraft carrier Shandong, highlighting both symbolic significance and strategic resolve amid escalating geopolitical tensions. China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier and its fleet arrived in Hong Kong on…
As Hong Kong celebrates the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, Beijing has once again deployed a powerful naval fleet, this time spearheaded by the aircraft carrier Shandong, highlighting both symbolic significance and strategic resolve amid escalating geopolitical tensions. China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier and its fleet arrived in Hong Kong on…
T’puram: The departure of the UK Royal Navy’s F-35 fighter jet from Thiruvananthapuram airport has been further delayed after technicians failed to fix a hydraulic snag.Sources said the jet’s departure, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has now been postponed indefinitely. A crew flown in by helicopter from the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales was unable…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday confirmed that a Royal Navy F-35B fighter jet from the United Kingdom made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on the night of June 14. The aircraft was operating from the UK aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and was undertaking routine flying operations outside…