INAS 314

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INAS 314
Active29 November 2019 - present
CountryFlag of India.svg India
Branch Naval Ensign of India.svg Indian Navy
Type Squadron
Role Maritime reconnaissance, ELINT, Coastal surveillance, Fleet support, Casualty evacuation, Search and Rescue [1] [2]
Part of Western Naval Command
Garrison/HQ NAE Porbandar
Nickname(s)Raptors
Equipment Dornier 228
Commanders
Current
commander		 Cdr Shashikant Goyal
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance Dornier 228

The Indian Naval Air Squadron 314 (INAS 314) is a naval squadron of the Indian Navy based at Naval Air Enclave (NAE) Porbandar. The squadron was commissioned on 29 November 2019 by Vice Admiral MS Pawar. [3] [4] [5]

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This squadron is currently operational under the Western Naval Command.

History

INAS 314 was officially commissioned by Vice Admiral MS Pawar on 29 November 2019 at Porbandar. It operates Dornier 228 manufactured by HAL. This squadron is establish to the first responder in crucial area of North Arabian Sea. [6] This is the sixth squadron of Dornier 228. [7] [8] The squadron is the first to operate 4 aircraft of newly ordered Dornier aircraft. [9]

The squadron has been primarily tasked with maritime surveillance, search and rescue operations and to provide targeting data for weapon platforms. Indian Navy plans on inducting 12 new such aircraft. [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Indian Navy acquires state of the art indigenous Dornier aircraft for its new Squadron". Financial Express. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Commissioning of INAS 314 - "Raptors"". PIB India. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Porbandar: Navy to commission its 6th Dornier aircraft squadron on Nov 29". Indian Express. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Indian Navy Commissions Sixth Dornier Aircraft Squadron In Gujarat". NDTV. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Commissioning of INAS 314 - "RAPTORS"". Indian Navy. 29 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Indian Navy commissions sixth Dornier aircraft squadron". Deccan Herald. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Navy To Commission Its 6TH Dornier Aircraft Squadron On Nov 29". Indian Politics. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "INAS 314: RAPTORS – A formidable coastal boost for Indian Navy". The Statesman (India) . 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Commissioning of INAS 314 - "RAPTORS"". Indian Navy. 29 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Indian Navy commissions sixth Dornier aircraft squadron". News on Air. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Indian Navy commissions sixth Dornier aircraft". Economic Times. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Porbandar: Indian Navy commissions sixth Dornier aircraft squadron". Business Standard. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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