The Indian Naval Air Squadron 314 (INAS 314) is a naval squadron of the

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based at Naval Air Enclave (NAE) Porbandar. The squadron was commissioned on 29 November 2019 by

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MS Pawar. This squadron is currently operational under the

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History

''INAS 314'' was officially commissioned by

MS Pawar on 29 November 2019 at

Porbandar Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It was the former capital of the Porbandar State, Porbandar princely state. Porbandar and Chhaya, ...

. It operates

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manufactured by HAL. This squadron is establish to the first responder in crucial area of North Arabian Sea. This is the sixth squadron of Dornier 228. The squadron is the first to operate 4 aircraft of newly ordered Dornier aircraft. The squadron has been primarily tasked with maritime surveillance,

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operations and to provide targeting data for weapon platforms.

plans on inducting 12 new such aircraft.

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{{Reflist Indian Navy Aircraft squadrons of the Indian Navy Military units and formations established in 2019

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