The stealth fighter, one of the world’s most advanced and costing around $115 million, was grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport due to technical snags.

A state-of-the-art British fighter jet that had been stuck at an Indian airport for more than five weeks is now airborne and on its way to Darwin in Australia. The F-35B was pulled back from the hangar on Monday after it was deemed fit to fly, an airport spokesman told the BBC.

In a statement, the spokesperson said the UK remains very grateful for the support and collaboration of the Indian authorities and airport teams throughout the repair and recovery process.

A British F-35B fighter jet that was grounded at an Indian airport for five weeks took off on Tuesday and is now en route to Australia, an Indian official has confirmed.

A British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning fighter jet departed from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on 22 July, ending a 39-day grounding after engineers repaired a hydraulic failure that forced an emergency landing last month.

Pilot of the British Royal Navy jet ‘specially thanked the airport staff for offering all facilities’, airport sources said; jet believed to be headed to Australia

NORAD said the exercise demonstrated its ability to conduct operations to ensure the defense of North America.

The iconic fighter jet MiG-21, which was key in major conflicts, including the 1965 and 1971 wars, the Kargil War, and Operation Sindoor, is set to be retired by the Indian Air Force.

Western observers believe that North Korea still flies the Shenyang J-5 fighter jet, which is a version of the MiG-15 that first flew in 1956.

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