India: US-origin MQ-9B drone costing $150mn crashes off Chennai

India: US-origin MQ-9B drone costing $150mn crashes off Chennai

General Atomics MQ-9B 'Sea Guardian', a sophisticated long-range maritime reconnaissance drone that was being operated on lease by the Indian Navy, crashed off the Chennai coast in southern India, following a mid-flight technical failure. The United States-origin 'Predator' drone that cost around $150 million (approx Rs 1200 crore) was carrying out a routine surveillance mission, after taking off from an Indian Naval Air Station, INS Rajali, near

MQ-9B Predator Drone Crashes After Technical Failure At Sea Off Chennai – The State

The drone was navigated to a safe area over the sea and carried out a controlled ditching at sea off Chennai, it stated. The Indian Navy said that a MQ-9B Predator High Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft (HALE RPA) encountered a technical failure on Wednesday, after which the aircraft was navigated to a safe area over the sea and carried out a controlled ditching at sea off Chennai. “A High Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted…