British F-35 fighter jet's surprise stopover in India explained
An F-35 fighter jet from the British Royal Navy made an emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram due to a technical snag—and it's still parked there 5 days later. The aircraft, part of drills over the Arabian Sea, triggered memes, aviation chatter, and even diplomatic curiosity. India finds itself host to the world's most advanced (but grounded) jet. Watch this episode of Words of War as Dev Goswami and Sandeep Unnithan decode the F-35, a jet surrounded by controversy. Watch the video to learn more.
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