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Navy drone crashes in Gujarat; no reports of injury, damage

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

An unmanned, remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) of the Indian Navy crashed in Gujarat today, an official said.

No injury, loss of life or damage to property was reported due to the crash, he said.

The RPA crashed about 25 kilometres from Porbandar, a Defence spokesperson said.

The aircraft was on a routine surveillance mission when it lost datalink communication with the ground station, he said.

Another RPA of the Indian Navy had crashed in Gujarat last month.

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First Published: Apr 14 2018 | 6:45 PM IST

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