A Royal Navy F-35B fighter jet had to make an emergency landing in India during routine flying from the UK's flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales.
The Indian Air Force said on Sunday that the jet was flying outside of the Indian Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) when it was forced to divert and land.
The jet was cleared to land at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport late on June 14 after declaring 'a diversion off an emergency', the air force said in a statement.
The Indian Air Force said on Sunday afternoon it was providing support to the Royal Navy plane 'for the rectification and subsequent return of the aircraft'.
A Royal Navy source told MailOnline that the plane was unable to return to the £3.5billion aircraft carrier due to adverse weather conditions.
