UK grounds fighter jets over safety issues

Saturday, 23 July 2022newsdesk
 UK grounds fighter jets over safety issues
Britain has halted “non-essential” flights of its Eurofighter Typhoon military aircraft, the Royal Air Force (RAF) announced Friday.

New Delhi, 23 July 2022

As per news report of Rt.com, the measure was described as a “temporary” safety precaution stemming from an issue with the planes’ ejector seats. “We have been notified of a technical issue which may affect the safe operation of our ejector seats in Typhoon and [Red Arrows] aircraft. We have paused non-essential flying as a temporary safety precaution until the situation is better understood,” RAF said on Twitter. Britain maintains a fleet of some 100 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, which are the country’s primary multirole fighter jet. The ejection seat issue also affects the BAE Systems Hawk trainer aircraft used by the Red Arrows aerobatics team.

Source - Rt.com

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