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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1909470027239006464

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1909922092914553178

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1911321258735853957

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1913943709445767473

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1916780686968865004

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1922256678860279874

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1924837256776581481

 

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Another overdue one, the gap times in acquisition are penalizing IAF badly:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1932422497825399105

 

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#IAF to Get 3 #ISTAR #Jets

IAF to Get 3 I-STAR Jets

Why India Needs I-STAR India in its efforts to give a major boost to the defence capabilities, has sanctioned the Indian Air Force (IA...

rbt-defense.blogspot.com

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1934285952064860206

F-35 flying from HMS Prince of Wales makes emergency landing at Indian airport | Navy Lookout

www.navylookout.com

The UK-led Carrier Strike Group had recently conducted join exercises with the Indian Navy and Thiruvananthapuram airport was earmarked as the emergency recovery airfield for aircraft flying from the carrier. Once the pilot of the jet declared an emergency, the F35B was detected and identified by the Indian Airforce’s Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) network and cleared for the recovery.


Local media suggested that bad weather around HMS Prince of Wales was the reason the jet had to divert. Monsoon season has come early and the Indian Ocean, particularly in the northern and equatorial regions is notorious for sudden squalls — brief, intense weather events involving strong winds, heavy rain, and sometimes thunderstorms. Predicting the weather in this area is especially challenging for the embarked meteorological teams.

The F-35 is a an especially sensitive aircraft and even though India is a friendly nation, landing one at a civilian airport with limited security measures is a last resort although obviously preferable to ditching and the loss of a very precious jet. The Indian Air Force says it is providing “all necessary support for the rectification and subsequent return of the aircraft”.

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1934285952064860206

F-35 flying from HMS Prince of Wales makes emergency landing at Indian airport | Navy Lookout

www.navylookout.com

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1935213356891218367

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1935213356891218367

~ 2 weeks later (conspiracy theories India getting a look into it etc etc forming).

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1938576699815506066

 

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~ 2 weeks later (conspiracy theories India getting a look into it etc etc forming).

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1938576699815506066

Some progress on the issue:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1941861435048354142

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1941794825952542915

 

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1 month has elapsed...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1945722204592767348

An F-35 stealth fighter has been stuck in a country not cleared to access the tech for over a month

One of the advanced jets has been stranded in India following an emergency landing, highlighting a risk of deploying top tech overseas.

www.businessinsider.com

 

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They have finally fixed it and it has left.

Coincided pretty well with PM Modi visit to UK coming up shortly.

Relations between and are strong.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947530149286551562