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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= INAS 322
|image= INAS 322 insignia.jpg
|image_size= 200px
|caption= INAS 322 Insignia
|dates= 12 November 2013 - ''present''<ref name=pib>{{cite news|title=Navy Commissions First Advanced Light Helicopter Squadron|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=100536|access-date=28 December 2014|work=Press Information Bureau|date=12 November 2013}}</ref>
|country= {{flag|India}}
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|branch= {{nowrap|[[File:Naval Ensign of India.svg|25px|Indian Navy seal]] [[Indian Navy]]}}
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|garrison=[[INS Garuda]], [[Kochi]]<ref name=newindianexpress>{{cite news|title=ALH squadron adds to Navy's fire power|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/ALH-squadron-adds-to-Navys-fire-power/2013/11/13/article1887731.ece|access-date=28 December 2014|work=The New Indian Express|date=13 November 2013}}</ref>
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|nickname= The Guardians
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|aircraft_helicopter_multirole = [[HAL Dhruv]]<ref name=indiannavy2>{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Air Squadrons|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/indian-naval-air-squadrons|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=28 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226081408/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/indian-naval-air-squadrons|archive-date=26 December 2014}}</ref>
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The '''INAS 322''' is an [[Indian Navy|Indian naval]] air squadron based at [[INS Garuda]], [[Kochi]].<ref name=indiannavy1>{{cite web|title=INAS 322|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-aviation/inas-322|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=28 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229160553/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-aviation/inas-322|archive-date=29 December 2014}}</ref>

== History ==
The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), also known as 'Dhruv', is the first indigenously designed and manufactured helicopter by HAL Bangalore. ALH was inducted into the Indian Navy on 28 March 2002. The Intensive Flying and Trials Unit (IFTU), formed at INS Garuda on 10 February 2003, undertook three years of intensive flying trials and evaluations. Post completion, the aircraft was cleared for operational exploitation and ALH Flights were established at Kochi and Goa on 1 September 2005. With the amalgamation of the two units in December 2009, ALH Flight Kochi remains the sole ALH operating unit in the Navy. The first ALH squadron was commissioned on 12 November 2013 at INS Garuda, Kochi. The ALH is being employed for a variety of missions including Advanced Search and Rescue, Special Heli-Borne Operations, Armed Patrol, Sniper Ops, VVIP Carriage and Night SAR. Cdr Ravi Sivasankar is the first Commanding Officer of the squadron.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/alhdhruv|title=ALH(DHRUV) {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref>

== Operations ==
On 27 April 2016, the [[Indian Navy]] stationed an ALH MK III at Maldives, to be based at [[Kadhdhoo Island]] in [[Laamu Atoll|Laamu Atol]]. The helicopter will assist the [[Maldives National Defence Force]] in undertaking search and rescue, casualty evacuation, coastal surveillance, maritime reconnaissance, communication and logistic duties. The Indian Naval Contingent is headed by Cdr Rohit Gupte and comprises 4 officers and 21 sailors. The technical support team comprises 13 technicians and is headed by Lt Cdr Jithu K Joy. The support team with the spares and support equipment reached [[Malé|Male]] on 25 April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://netindian.in/news/2016/04/27/00037778/indian-navy-deploys-advanced-light-helicopter-maldives|title=Indian Navy deploys Advanced Light Helicopter in Maldives {{!}} NetIndian|date=2016-04-27|website=netindian.in|access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/navy-deploys-alh-at-kadhdhoo-island-in-maldives-english-news-1.1023478|title=Navy deploys ALH at Kadhdhoo Island in Maldives|last=Correspondent|first=By Our Defence|website=Mathrubhumi|access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/india-deploys-copter-for-maritime-surveillance-in-maldives-116042701240_1.html|title=India deploys copter for maritime surveillance in Maldives|agency=Press Trust of India|access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Indian Navy}}

[[Category:Aircraft squadrons of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Naval units and formations of India]]

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INAS 322 - Revision history

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