Search is in progress to locate the pilot, who went missing after the accident, the Indian Navy said, while adding that an inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident.
The SITMEX exercises are conducted to enhance mutual inter-operability and imbibing best practices between the Indian Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), and Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
Phase 1 of the exercise involving participation by Indian Navy, US Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, and Royal Australian Navy will commence off Visakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal from Nov 3-6
A Defence spokesperson said the naval power glider was on a routine training sortie and took off from INS Garuda. It crashed near Thoppumpady bridge close to the naval base at around 7 am.