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| Date: | Wednesday 18 September 2024 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9B Sea Guardian |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Chennai -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | INS Rajali |
A General Atomics MQ-9B Sea Guardian ditched into waters off Chennai, India, after a technical failure.
Sources:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2056347
https://www.newsdrum.in/national/on-surveillance-mission-mq-9b-sea-guardian-drone-encounters-technical-failure-7077364
https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/425211 (actually General Atomics not General Dynamics. From another entry)
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=5a44afa316a78899&sca_upv=1&rlz=1CASFKO_enUS1087&q=General+Dynamics+MQ-9B+Sea+Guardian&source=lnms&fbs=AEQNm0D8w290mrrxEB5tt05ZGXVzF6EINADJx-dhlrcnbKeSfwSMgMuUiniauWA0eBAEq2Dp9BtpZMQM1RBsdCuRsd2kmnH5kEaGdMHgmaoK752rAbUeCHm2xsW4vqhd44b1wTijNfUPeL4_VlfwpRT77k6Dg196ihqSjkPhbNe1MGyg-ZI_iD-pdAnJAq3EZXlHScch4pja6ZNb7QwSrPpo1dfoaC3h3g&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizhLje98yIAxXt5MkDHZYOEtUQ0pQJegQIExAB&biw=1366&bih=599&dpr=1&surl=1&safe=active&ssui=on
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2024 16:38 | aus | Added |
| 18-Sep-2024 16:50 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2024 12:23 | Manupubby | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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