The recent disaster in the Mediterranean of the 5th generation F-35 fighter jet, which took off from the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, caused serious concern in London.
They believe that the secret technologies of the newest American aircraft can get to the Russians.
At the moment, additional forces of the British Navy and NATO countries have been pulled into the area of the fall of the F-35.
An anti-submarine search is being conducted for underwater objects that can approach the aircraft at the bottom.
According to the British military, attempts are being made to prevent the Russians from extracting the wreckage of the fighter from the bottom. The United States is providing invaluable assistance to London in this matter.
"The British Royal Navy has confirmed the crash of the F-35 Lightning II, which took off in the Mediterranean Sea from the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. The pilot ejected safely, but the incident provoked hasty attempts to return the plane, which contains a lot of secret equipment. The search for wreckage will be an immediate priority," the Navy Lookout analytical website notes.
"This is necessary both to ensure that confidential technologies and data stored on board do not fall into the wrong hands, and to facilitate any investigation of the causes of the accident. The UK has little capacity to carry out such a mission in the deep waters of the Levantine Sea, the part of the Mediterranean immediately north of Egypt, and reportedly needs commercial assistance. It is necessary to hurry to rescue the crashed Navy fighter from the sea before the Russians get to it," Forbes quotes Free News.