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INAS 343
Active17 January 2011—present
Country India
Branch Indian Navy
TypeNaval aviation Squadron
RoleReconnaissance
Part ofWestern Naval Command
Garrison/HQNaval Air Enclave, Porbandar
NicknameFrontier Formidables[1]
Aircraft flown
ReconnaissanceDrishti-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]

Service history

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The INAS 343 squadron of the Indian Navy lost both of the Heron drones in two separate crashes on 22 March and 14 April 2018, respectively. The first crash occurred minutes after takeoff at around 10 am IST due to engine failure, however, did not cause any loss of life or property. The drone was operational through manual mode.[3] The second crash occurred due to loss of communication data link with the Ground Control Station (GCS) while the drone was on a routine surveillance mission. The crash occurred 25 km (16 mi) away from INS Sardar Patel at Porbandar at 1 pm IST.[4]

In January and December 2024, the Indian Navy received two units of Drishti-10 Starliners, an Indian variant of Elbit Hermes 900.[5]

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.[6][7]

References

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  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. ↑ "Indian Navy's 'Israel-Made' Heron Drone Crashes In Gujarat's Porbandar". NDTV.com. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Navy's Israeli-Made Heron Drone Crashes In Porbandar. Second In 3 Weeks". NDTV.com. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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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