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| Arkonam (VOAR) Rajali INS | ||||
RWY 06/24 POS 13°04'16"N 079°41'28"E ELEV 265ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| INS Rajali |
INAS 312 'Albatross' |
11 Mar 1992 - present | Tu142M (->29Mar17) P-8I (13Nov16->) |
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| INAS 561 'Rotors' |
15 June 1992 - present | Chetak | ||
Tu-142MK-E IN312/ARK on Arakkonams ramp after its last operational flight with INAS 312 'Albatross' on 25 March 2017.
Arjun Sarup
Kiran Mk2A IN077 of the Sagar Pawan demo-team.
unknown
| Brawdy (EGDA) | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| RNAS Brawdy |
INAS 300 'White Tiger' |
7 July 1960 - 11 July 1961 | Sea Hawk FB3 |
embarked INS Vikrant |
| Chennai (VOMM) | ||||
RWY 07/25, 12/30 POS 12°59'42"N 080°10'32"E ELEV 52 ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| - |
INAS 313 'Sea Eagle' |
22 July 2019 - present | Do228-201 | |
| Cochin (VOCC) INS Garuda (Kochi) | ||||
RWY 13/31, 17/35 POS 09°56'51"N 076°16'23"E ELEV 8 ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| INS Garuda |
INAS 550 'Flying Fish' |
15 June 1959 - present | Sealand Mk2 (-> 65) Firefly TT1 (-> ?) HT-2 (->64) Firefly TT4 (11Sep58-?) Dove 2B (8May65-?) BN-2A (76-?) HPT-32 (Jan86-87) BN-2T (96-?) Do228-201 Pipistrel Virus (16Mar18->) |
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| INAS 330 'Harpoons' |
17 Apr 1971 - Oct 1995 | Sea King Mk42B |
relocated to INS Shikra |
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| INAS 561 'Rotors' |
15 Sep 1971 - 15 June 1992 | Hughes 300 (->?) Chetak |
relocated to INS Rajali |
|
| INAS 336 'Flying Arrows' |
20 Dec 1974 - present | Sea King Mk.42B MH-60R (28Jul22->) |
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| Intensive Flying and Trials Unit |
31 Aug 2002 - 6 Jan 2006 | IAI Heron Searcher Mk.II |
redesignated INAS 342 |
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| Intensive Flying and Trials Unit |
10 Feb 2003 - 1 Sep 2005 | Dhruv |
redesignated ALH Flight |
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| ALH Flight |
1 Sep 2005 - 12 Nov 2013 | Dhruv |
redesignated INAS 322 |
|
| INAS 342 'Flying Sentinels' |
6 Jan 2006 - present | IAI Heron Searcher Mk.II |
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INAS 322 'Guardians' |
12 Nov 2013 - present | Dhruv Dhruv Mk.I Dhruv Mk.III |
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| INAS 334 'Seahawks' |
6 March 2024 - present | MH-60R | ||
| Goa/Dabolim (VOGO) INS Hansa | ||||
RWY 08/26 POS 15°22'51"N 073°49'53"E ELEV 184 ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| INS Hansa |
INAS 310 'Cobras' |
21 Mar 1961 - 29 Sep 2017 | Br1050 Do228-201 (91->) |
relocated to INS Sardar Patel |
INAS 300 'White Tiger' |
1961 - present | Sea Hawk FB3 (->16Dec83) Sea Hawk FGA6 (->16Dec83) Sea Hawk Mk100 (66-16Dec83) Sea Harrier FRS51 (16Dec83-11May16) Sea Harrier T60 (29Mar84-11May16) Harrier T4(I) (16Sep02-11May16) MiG-29K (11May16->) MiG-29KUB |
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INAS 551 'Phantoms' |
18 June 1964 - 1991 | Vampire FB52 (->76) Vampire T55 (->76) Sea Hawk (62-78) Kiran Mk1(A) (31Mar70->) Kiran Mk2A (86->) |
split up in to two flights |
|
Search & Rescue Flight |
1964 - 15 Mar 1969 | Chetak |
renamed INAS 321 |
|
INAS 321 'Angels' |
15 Mar 1969 - 1 Aug 1980 | Chetak |
relocated to INS Shikra |
|
INAS 312 'Albatross' |
18 Nov 1976 - Jan 1984 | L-1049G (->Sep83) |
disbanded |
|
INAS 315 'Winged Stallion' |
1 Oct 1977 - 31 Oct 2023 | IL-38 IL-38SD |
disbanded | |
| INAS 333 'Eagles' |
11 Dec 1980 - 2000 | Ka-25PL (timeline) Ka-28 (89->) |
relocated to INS Dega |
|
INAS 312 'Albatross' |
19 Apr 1988 - 11 Mar 1992 | Tu-142M (31Mar88->) |
relocated to INS Rajali |
|
| Sea Harrier Operational Flying Training Unit |
16 Apr 1990 - 1991 | Sea Harrier (timeline) |
amalagmated in to INAS 551 B-Flight |
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| INAS 551 A-Flight |
1991 - 28 May 1995 | Kiran Mk1(A) Kiran Mk2A |
returned to its old name |
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| INAS 551 B-Flight |
1991 - 28 May 1995 | Sea Harrier T60 |
became independent |
|
INAS 339 'Falcons' |
Apr 1993 - present | Ka-28 (->May09) Ka-31 (03->) |
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| INAS 551 'Phantoms' |
28 May 1995 - 201 . ? | Kiran Mk2A |
relocated to INS Dega |
|
INAS 551 / Sagar Pawan |
May 2003 - 3 Mar 2010 | Kiran Mk2A |
disbanded |
|
INAS 551B |
28 May 1995 - 7 July 2006 | Sea Harrier FRS51 Sea Harrier T60 Harrier T4(I) |
reanmed INAS 552 |
|
| ALH Flight |
1 Sep 2005 - Dec 2009 | Dhruv |
amalgamated in to ALH Flight INS Garuda |
|
| INAS 552 'The Braves' |
7 July 2006 - 2016 | Sea Harrier FRS51 Sea Harrier T60 Harrier T4(I) |
disbanded |
|
INAS 303 'Black Panthers' |
11 May 2013 - present | MiG-29K (Dec09->) MiG-29KUB |
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Naval Flight Test Squadron / INAS 552 |
20 Sep 2018 - present | a/c on loan |
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| INAS 310 'Cobras' |
2019 ? - present | Do228-201 | ||
| INAS 316A |
Dec 2020 - 29 Mar 2022 | P-8I | became INAS 316 | |
| INAS 323 'Harriers' |
19 Apr 2021 - present | Dhruv Mk.III | ||
| INAS 316 'The Condors' |
29 Mar 2022- present | P-8I | ||
Br1050 Alizé IN209/W of INAS 310.
unknown
L-1049G IN315 in November 1978. Five Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellations were taken over from the Indian Air Force in 1976.
unknown
Sea Harrier FRS51 IN617 of INAS 300 'White Tigers' in March 2005.
Simon Watson
Kiran Mk1 IN055 of INAS 551 in March 2005.
Simon Watson
| INS Parundu (VORM) | ||||
RWY 01/19 POS 09°19'30"N 078°58'18"E ELEV 23 ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| INS Parundu |
INAS 344 'Spirited Shadowers' |
11 Apr 2012 - present | IAI Searcher Mk.II IAI Heron |
|
| Porbandar (VAPR) | ||||
RWY 09/27 POS 21°39'01"N 069°39'31"E ELEV 23 ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| INS Sardar Patel |
INAS 343 'Frontier Formidables' |
17 Jan 2011 - present | IAI Heron Searcher Mk.II |
|
| INAS 310 'Cobras' |
29 Sep 2017 - 2019 ? | Do228-201 |
relolcated to INS Hansa | |
| INAS 314 'Raptors' |
29 November 2019 - present | Do228-201 | ||
| Port Blair, Andaman Islands (VOPB) INS Utkrosh | ||||
RWY 04/22 POS 11°38'50"N 092°43'59"E ELEV 84 ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
INS Utkrosh |
INAS 318 'Hawks' |
10 Mar 1984 - present | BN-2A Do228-201 |
|
det. INAS 321 |
? - present | Chetak SA316B Dhruv Mk.III (Mar22->) |
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| INAS 325 'Eagle Owl' |
31 May 2022 - present | Druv Mk.III | ||
| Shikra INS (--) | ||||
RWY HEL POS 18°54'49"N 072°49'47"E ELEV 16ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
INS Shikra |
INAS 321 'Angels' |
1 Aug 1980 - present | Chetak SA316B Dhruv Mk.III (29Oct21->) |
|
| Marine Commando Flight 'Zappers' |
1987 - present | Sea King Mk42C |
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| INAS 339 'Falcons' |
23 Nov 1990 - Apr 1993 | Sea King Mk42B (->Mar93) Ka-28 (Mar93->) |
relocated to INS Hansa |
|
INAS 330 'Harpoons' |
Oct 1995 - present | Sea King Mk42B |
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| Sulur (VOSX) | ||||
RWY 05/23 POS 11°00'46"N 077°09'41"E ELEV 1250 ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| - |
Naval Jet Flight |
Sep 1957 - 15 June 1959 | Vampire FB52 Vampire T55 |
renamed INAS 550 B |
| INAS 550 B |
15 June 1959 - 18 June 1964 | Vampire FB52 Vampire T55 |
renamed INAS 551 & relocated to INS Hansa |
|
| Vishakhapatnam (VOVZ) INS Dega | ||||
RWY 05/23, 10/28 POS 17°43'16"N 083°13'16"E ELEV 10 ft | ||||
| Station | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| INS Dega |
INAS 333 'Eagles' |
2000 - present | Ka-25PL (->Apr09) Ka-28 |
|
INAS 311 'Kites' |
24 Mar 2009 - present | BN-2A Do228-201 |
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INAS 350 'Saras' |
12 Apr 2009 - present | UH-3H (->-June24) |
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| Intensive Flying Training Unit |
23 Sep 2013 - ? | Hawk Mk132 |
renamed INAS 551 |
|
INAS 551 'Phantoms' |
? - present | Hawk Mk132 |
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| INAS 322 Dega Flight 'Guardians' |
7 June 2021 - present | Dhruv Mk.III | ||
| INAS 324 'Kestrels' |
4 July 2022 - present | Dhruv Mk.III | ||
Ka-25PL IN574/VVZ of INAS 333 in March 2006.
Simon Watson
BN-2A IN138/VVZ in March 2006.
Simon Watson
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