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Indian Navy Drishti-10 surveillance drone crashes near Porbandar
S3 · ~Jul 2026 · Indian Navy · Porbandar, Gujarat, India
Record
| Company | Indian Navy |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | malfunction |
| Date | ~Jul 2026 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Porbandar, Gujarat, India |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | 1 UAV; 2nd mishap in 2 years |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
An Indian Navy Drishti-10 (Adani/Elbit Hermes 900-derived) surveillance UAV crashed into the sea near Porbandar, Gujarat during operations, the second such mishap in two years, prompting a formal Navy investigation.
Primary source
Publisher: India Sentinels · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Jul 2026 | Indian Navy Drishti-10 surveillance drone crashes near Porbandar | India Sentinels | India Sentinels |
Other context
malfunction context
Indian Navy industry position
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