INAS 343

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INAS 343
Active17 January 2011—present
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
BranchNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Type Naval aviation Squadron
Role Reconnaissance
Part of Western Naval Command
Garrison/HQ Naval Air Enclave, Porbandar
Nickname(s)Frontier Formidables [1]
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance Drishti-10 Starliner

INAS 343 (Indian Naval Air Squadron 343) is an aviation squadron of the Indian Navy, operating Drishti-10 Starliner UAVs based at Porbandar. It is the second squadron in the navy dedicated to operating UAVs after INAS 342 at Kochi. The squadron was raised in 2011 with 2 IAI Heron and IAI Searcher Mk-II each. The squadron is tasked with patrolling Northern Arabian Sea. [2]

In January and December 2024, the Indian Navy received two units of Drishti-10 Starliners, an Indian variant of Elbit Hermes 900. [3]

On 11 December 2024, the Indian Navy de-inducted 8 Searcher Mk-II UAVs from INAS 342 and INAS 343 after 22 years of service after a ceremony in Kochi. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ UAV Squadron Commissioned at Porbandar Archived 6 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Indian NavyPress Release
  2. ↑ "Eye in the sky to guard Gujarat coast". The Times of India . 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Adani Defence delivers 2nd Drishti-10 drone to Navy, boosting maritime surveillance capability". The Economic Times. 4 December 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "After 22 yrs, Navy de-inducts eight Searcher Mk II UAVs". The Times of India. 11 December 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Navy bids farewell to eight Searcher Mk II UAVs". The Hindu. 10 December 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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