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A Royal British Navy’s F35 B fighter aircraft made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on the night of 14 June 25.
According to a spokesperson of Indian Air Force the fifth generation advance F35B fighter aircraft had taken-off from UK Aircraft Carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, it was undertaking routine flying outside Indian Air Defence Identification Zone (AIDZ) with Thiruvananthapuram earmarked as the emergency recovery airfield.
On having declared a diversion off an emergency, the F35B was detected and identified by the IAF’s IACCS network and cleared for the recovery.
IACCS, which stands for Integrated Air Command and Control System, is an automated system developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to integrate all air defence assets.
It provides a comprehensive, real-time air picture for effective airspace management and coordinated responses across different services (IAF, Army, and Navy).
The IAF spokesperson added that it was providing all necessary support for the rectification and subsequent return of the F35 to its mother ship – the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales that was in the high seas.
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