HAL built Rudra chopper makes precautionary landing near Bengaluru

ANI  |  General News 

Indian Army's (HAL)-built Rudra chopper made a precautionary landing near Bengaluru on Tuesday.

On February 3, former Navy Chief had said that there is a need to examine the performance of

Prakash raised his concern after a fighter jet crashed on Friday in Bengaluru, killing two IAF pilots.

Sources in the said initial reports suggest that the plane took off and then landed immediately with great force, after which the parts of the front portion broke and it crashed into a gate near the runway.

The aircraft was being flown by two test pilots of the - and Both pilots were from the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment.

The avionics and electronic warfare capabilities of the planes were upgraded and the two pilots were taking it for an acceptance test when it crashed at the airport.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Tue, February 05 2019. 18:44 IST