South Korean F-35A Makes Emergency Landing
- Our Bureau
- 08:25 AM, January 4, 2022
ROKAF F-35A fighter
An F-35A fighter operated
by the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) reportedly made an emergency landing
during a training session Tuesday due to avionic system issues.
The radar-evading jet made
the belly landing on a runway at an air base in Seosan, 151km south of Seoul,
at 12:51 p.m. after the issues caused the landing gear to momentarily
malfunction, officials were quoted as saying by Yonhap
News Agency earlier today.
The pilot walked away
unscathed.
The ROKAF mobilized a fire engine to apply special foam on the runway before the landing, which prevented the jet's fuselage from sustaining any serious damage.
It apparently marks the
first known belly landing ever reported since the U.S. began exporting F-35A
fighters to foreign countries, an informed military source said.
The Air Force has so
far received over 30 F-35As. It is initiating a joint investigation with
Lockheed Martin to determine what went wrong with the jet. Officials added that
the ROKAF will suspend all of its F-35A fighters pending the probe.
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