The Defence Research Development Organisation's (DRDO) unmanned aerial vehicle on Sunday, August 20, crashed in the agricultural fields of a village in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka.
The DRDO is briefing the ministry regarding the Tapas drone mishap and an inquiry is being conducted.
The UAV, TAPAS 07 A-14, fell outside Vaddikere village in Hiriyur taluk. The DRDO's drone was on a test flight when the incident occurred, people in the know of the matter told news agency PTI.
The DRDO officials were not available for a comment.
Videos and images show that the TAPAS experimental UAV broke following the crash and its equipment inside scattered on the field.
A large number of villagers gathered at the spot soon after the drone crashed creating a loud noise, and alerted the local authorities.
With PTI inputs
