Indigenously developed UAV of army crashes near Pokhran

In Science and Technology
November 20, 2015

An indigenously-developed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) of the Indian Army has crashed near Pokhran in Rajasthan. It is the second such incident in 15 days.

Background:-

The UAV, the last of the four inducted in 2011, crashed near Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
The last crash took place in the same area on November 4.
This crash is due to a technical glitch.
The Nishant UAV programme is as good as dead now, with the Army deciding not to purchase any more Nishant.
A blame game is on between the DRDO and the Army over the three earlier crashes.
In the past DRDO has blamed poor handling by the army for the loss. But, the army has maintained that they failed to perform and had technical problems.

About UAV:-

The UAV is an acronym for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, which is an aircraft with no pilot on board. UAVs can be remote controlled aircraft (e.g. flown by a pilot at a ground control station) or can fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic automation systems.
UAVs are currently used for a number of missions, including reconnaissance and attack roles.
For the purposes of this article, and to distinguish UAVs from missiles, a UAV is defined as being capable of controlled, sustained level flight and powered by a jet or reciprocating engine.
In addition, a cruise missile can be considered to be a UAV, but is treated separately on the basis that the vehicle is the weapon. The acronym UAV has been expanded in some cases to UAVS (Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle System).
The FAA has adopted the acronym UAS(Unmanned Aircraft System) to reflect the fact that these complex systems include ground stations and other elements besides the actual air vehicles.