Indian Navy’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft crashes

New Delhi, March 18 : A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) of the Indian Navy crashed on Monday during a routine training sortie, an official said.

The Navy said that at around 5 p.

m., an RPA/ Searcher, during a routine training sortie at INS Garuda, Kochi, crashed one mile short of the runway.

No injuries or damage to property was reported, an official said.

A specialist team was dispatched to the site to check the condition of the crashed RPA.

The Navy said that an inquiry to investigate the incident has been ordered.

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