According to officials, a Tapas unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) crashed on Sunday morning in agricultural fields close to a village in Chitradurga, Karnataka.
According to officials, the UAV–TAPAS– crashed while it was on a trial flight.
“A Tapas drone being developed by the DRDO crashed during a trial flight in a village of Chitradurga district, Karnataka,” Defence officials said.
“DRDO is briefing the Defence Ministry about the mishap and an inquiry is being carried out into the specific reasons behind the crash,” they said.