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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= INAS 313
|image= INAS 313 Insignia.jpg
|image_size= 200px
|caption= Naval insignia of INAS 313, ''Sea Eagles''
|dates= 22 July 2019 - ''present''
|country= {{flag|India}}
|allegiance=
|branch= {{nowrap|[[File:Naval Ensign of India.svg|25px|Indian Navy seal]] [[Indian Navy]]}}
|type= [[Squadron (aviation)|Naval aircraft squadron]]
|role= [[Maritime patrol|Maritime reconnaissance]], [[Signals intelligence|ELINT]], [[Surveillance#Aerial|Coastal surveillance]], [[Naval fleet|Fleet]] support, [[Casualty evacuation]], [[Search and Rescue]]<ref name="SSBCrack">{{cite web |author1=Hemant Kasturi |title=KnowYourNavy – INAS 313 |url=https://ssbcrackexams.com/defence-current-affairs-and-updates-23-july-2020/ |website=SSBCrackExams |publisher=SSB Crack |access-date=23 July 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200723105930/https://ssbcrackexams.com/defence-current-affairs-and-updates-23-july-2020/ |archive-date=23 July 2020 |language=en |quote=INAS 313 undertakes maritime reconnaissance, coastal surveillance, fleet support missions, search & rescue, combat free fall and casualty evacuation. |url-status=live }}</ref>
|size=
|command_structure= [[Eastern Naval Command]]
|current_commander = [[Commander|Cdr]] Vivek Koman
|garrison= [[NAE Chennai]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai Airport]]
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname= Sea Eagles
|patron=
|motto= Mighty wings, dauntless spirit<ref>{{cite web |author1=Spokesperson of Indian Navy |title=#INAS313 undertakes maritime reconnaissance, coastal surveillance, fleet support missions, search & rescue, combat free fall and casualty evacuation. |url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1285954572318461952 |website=Twitter |publisher=Indian Navy |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200724105857/https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1285954572318461952 |archive-date=24 July 2020 |language=en |date=22 July 2020 |quote=The motto of the #SeaEagle squadron 'Mighty Wings, Dauntless Spirit' |url-status=live }}</ref>
|colors=
|march=
|mascot= [[Greater spotted eagle]]
|battles=
|aircraft_recon= [[Dornier 228]]
}}
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.

== History ==
The squadron was officially commissioned on 22 July 2020 by the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Navy Chief]], [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Karambir Singh]]. The squadron's commissioning CO(Commanding Officer) is Cdr Vivek Koman, an experienced aviator. The unit is situated in the [[Chennai|Naval Air Enclave, Chennai]] and is controlled by the [[Eastern Naval Command]]. It is [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu's]] third air base and the fifth [[Dornier 228]] fixed wing aircraft based squadron of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Make in India: Indian Navy commissions new Dornier-228 squadron INAS 313; why it's a big force multiplier |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/make-in-india-indian-navy-to-commission-new-dornier-228-squadron-why-its-a-big-force-multiplier/1652244/ |access-date=24 July 2020 |work=Financial Express |agency=FE Online |date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200724113457/https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/make-in-india-indian-navy-to-commission-new-dornier-228-squadron-why-its-a-big-force-multiplier/1652244/ |archive-date=24 July 2020 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Navy commissions 'Sea Eagles' squadron to expand surveillance in eastern sea board |url=https://theprint.in/defence/indian-navy-commissions-sea-eagles-squadron-to-expand-surveillance-in-eastern-sea-board/266240/ |access-date=23 July 2020 |work=The Print |agency=Press Trust of India |date=22 July 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200723093810/https://theprint.in/defence/indian-navy-commissions-sea-eagles-squadron-to-expand-surveillance-in-eastern-sea-board/266240/ |archive-date=23 July 2020 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Navy Commissions Dornier Squadron INAS 313 |url=http://ddnews.gov.in/national/indian-navy-commissions-dornier-squadron-inas-313 |access-date=24 July 2020 |work=DDnews |date=22 July 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200724112250/http://ddnews.gov.in/national/indian-navy-commissions-dornier-squadron-inas-313 |archive-date=24 July 2020 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=D |first1=Srikkanth |title=Navy's Dornier squadron commissioned in Chennai for better surveillance of east coast |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/navys-dornier-squadron-commissioned-in-chennai-for-better-surveillance-of-east-coast/articleshow/70328288.cms |access-date=24 July 2020 |work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |agency=Times News Network |publisher=Times of India |date=22 July 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200724113505/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/navys-dornier-squadron-commissioned-in-chennai-for-better-surveillance-of-east-coast/articleshow/70328288.cms |archive-date=24 July 2020 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of Indian naval air squadrons]]
*[[INAS 318]]
*[[INAS 311]]
*[[INAS 310]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Indian Navy}}



[[Category:Aircraft squadrons of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Naval units and formations of India]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 2019]]

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