India dumps Nishant UAV program after three out of four were lost in crashes

The Indian Army has decided not to proceed with phase 2 of the indigenous Nishant unmanned aerial vehicle program after three of the four aircraft delivered under phase 1 were lost in crashes.

Nishant UAV
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In phase 2, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was suppose to deliver another eight aircraft. This would have help the DRDO to recover back some of the development costs.

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