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Chitradurga (Karnataka), August 20
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) crashed in the agricultural fields of a village in the district on Sunday, official sources said.
The UAV, TAPAS 07 A-14, fell outside Vaddikere village in Hiriyur taluk.
According to sources, the DRDO’s UAV was on a test flight when the incident occurred.
The DRDO officials were not available for a comment.
Videos and images show that the TAPAS experimental UAV broke following the crash and its equipment inside scattered on the field.
A large number of villagers gathered at the spot soon after the UAV crashed with a loud noise, and alerted the local authorities.
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