DRDO UAV crashes in agricultural fields of Karnataka village

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Updated At : 05:50 PM Aug 20, 2023 IST

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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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