Karnataka: During a trial flight in a village of the Chitradurga district, Karnataka, a Tapas drone being developed by the DRDO crashed today on August 20. Defence officials have conveyed that the DRDO is currently briefing the Defence Ministry about this unfortunate incident. Furthermore, an investigation is underway to ascertain the precise causes behind the crash.
“A Tapas drone being developed by the DRDO crashed today during a trial flight in a village of Chitradurga district, Karnataka. DRDO is briefing the Defence Ministry about the mishap and an inquiry is being carried out into the specific reasons behind the crash,” defence officials were quoted as saying by news agency ANI.