Germany and France sought to defuse tensions over a planned joint fighter jet program, asking their defense ministers to present a solution in August as one of the region’s most ambitious weapons systems remains mired in conflict.

Rumors of a "kill switch" dented foreign faith in the aircraft. Its wartime capabilities, shown in Israel's June attacks on Iran, prove the jet is unrivaled.

The stealth fighter, one of the world’s most advanced and costing around $115 million, was grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport due to technical snags.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Wednesday to try to resolve differences over the FCAS Franco-German-Spanish fighter jet project by the end of August, a German government spokesperson said.

A state-of-the-art British fighter jet that became a subject of jokes and memes after being stranded at an Indian airport for more than five weeks has finally left after repairs. The F-35B is now airborne and on its way to Darwin in Australia, an airport spokesman told the BBC.

Kyiv said the French fighter, one of six in its air force, was performing a flight mission but was not shot down by Russian fire.

A British F-35B fighter jet stranded at an Indian airport for more than a month flew back after being repaired by a team of U.K. engineers

Planes revolutionized warfare in the 20th Century, and these fighter jets represent the best in military innovation during their time.