An MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone, leased by the Indian Navy, encountered a technical failure during a surveillance mission near Chennai and was safely ditched at sea without any injuries. This event occurs as India is finalizing plans to acquire 31 MQ-9B Predator drones from the U.

A High-Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft (HALE RPA), a drone leased by the Navy, made an emergency landing off the coast of Chennai after suffering a technical glitch. No injuries were reported.

An MQ-9B Predator drone, leased by the Indian Navy, experienced a technical failure during a routine mission. The drone executed a controlled ditching off Chennai. A detailed report has been sought from the American vendor General Atomics,

The MQ-9B drone is a variant of the MQ-9 'Reaper' which was used to launch a modified version of the Hellfire missile that eliminated al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in the heart of Kabul in July 2022.

A high-altitude long-endurance MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone that was taken on lease by the Indian Navy encountered a "technical failure" on Wednesday while on a surveillance mission, Defence Ministry officials said.

An MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone leased by the Indian Navy from the US encountered a technical failure and executed a controlled ditching into the Bay of Bengal. The drone, leased from General Atomics, was performing a surveillance mission when the failure occurred.

A high-altitude long-endurance MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone that was taken on lease by the Indian Navy encountered a "technical failure" on Wednesday while on a surveillance mission, officials said. The drone was operating from naval air station INS Rajali in Arakkonam near Chennai.

The massive drone weighs well over 4 tons (4,000kg), has a wingspan of 24 metres and measures 11.7 metres in length, and can fly at altitudes of 40,000 feet (which is also the maximum altitude at which most commercial planes fly).

An Indian Navy MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone, leased from General Atomics, experienced a technical failure during a surveillance mission near Chennai. The drone was safely ditched at sea. The Navy is investigating the incident as India plans to procure 31 MQ-9B Predator drones for enhanced surveillance.