A British F-35B experienced mechanical problems and was forced to land in India.
It now appears that they cannot fix the aircraft on site, and so they will have to pull it apart and ship it back to the UK.
This seems a bit extrema, and I'm inclined to believe that Lockheed-Martin's death grip on maintenance for the aircraft is responsible for this.
Either the maintainers do not know how to repair the system, or are not allowed to repair the system because of LM restrictions
Otherwise, you could just fly parts in and fix it:
The UK’s F-35B fighter jet, currently grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala, couldn't be repaired on-site and is now likely to be dismantled, CNN-News18 reported, citing top government sources
According to the sources, the British Navy is sending a larger aircraft to transport the jet and has assured that all dues — including parking and hangar fees — will be settled with India, the report claimed.
I think that this sort of crap is why Boeing got the "F-47" contract.
The USAF does not want to deal with the Lockheed-Martin IP roach motel maintenance model.
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