INAS 313

The Indian Naval Air Squadron 313 (INAS 313) is a maritime reconnaissance squadron of the Indian Navy based at Chennai. The squadron was commissioned on 22 July 2019 and operates the Dornier 228 twin-turboprop aircraft under the Eastern Naval Command of the Navy.

INAS 313
Active	22 July 2019 - present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Type	Naval aircraft squadron
Role	Maritime reconnaissance, ELINT, Coastal surveillance, Fleet support, Casualty evacuation, Search and Rescue[1]
Part of	Eastern Naval Command
Garrison/HQ	NAE Chennai, Chennai Airport
Nickname(s)	Sea Eagle[2]
Motto(s)	Mighty wings, dauntless spirit[3]
Mascot(s)	Greater spotted eagle
Commanders
Current commander	Cdr Vivek Koman
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance	Dornier 228

History

The squadron was officially commissioned on 22 July 2020 by the Navy Chief, Admiral Karambir Singh. The squadron's commissioning CO(Commanding Officer) is Cdr Vivek Koman, an experienced aviator. The unit is situated in the Naval Air Enclave (NAE) Chennai and is controlled by the Eastern Naval Command. It is Tamil Nadu's third air base and the fifth Dornier 228 fixed wing aircraft based squadron of the Indian Navy.^[4][5]

The squadron has been primarily tasked with maritime surveillance, search and rescue operations and to provide targeting data for weapon platforms. It is expected to increase the Navy's surveillance capabilities along the 1,400 km Eastern coast of India. Originally raised with just two Dornier 228s, the Navy plans on inducting 12 new such aircraft while upgrading 18 of the older ones to specifications that include glass cockpit, advanced surveillance radar, ELINT capability and networking features.^[6][7]

See also

• List of Indian naval air squadrons
• INAS 318
• INAS 311
• INAS 310