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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= INAS 333
|image= INAS 333 insignia.jpg
|image_size= 200px
|caption= INAS 333 Insignia
|dates= 11 December 1980 - ''present''<ref name=transitiontotriumph>{{cite book|last1=G. M. Hiranandani|title=Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Lancer Publishers|pages=277|isbn=9781897829721|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zFyMKROi46kC&q=INAS+321&pg=PA277|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref>
|country= {{flag|India}}
|allegiance=
|branch= {{nowrap|[[File:Naval Ensign of India.svg|25px|Indian Navy seal]] [[Indian Navy]]}}
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|current_commander=
|garrison=[[INS Hansa]], [[Goa]]<ref name=transitiontotriumph/> (1980 - 2000) [[INS Dega]], [[Visakhapatnam]] (2000 - ''present'')
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname= The Eagles
|patron=
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|aircraft_helicopter_attack =[[Kamov Ka-25]]<ref name=indiannavy2>{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Air Squadrons|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/indian-naval-air-squadrons|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=27 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226081408/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/indian-naval-air-squadrons|archive-date=26 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> (historical) [[Kamov Ka-28]]<ref name=indiannavy1>{{cite web|title=INAS 333 – The Eagles|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-aviation/inas-333|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229160622/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-aviation/inas-333|archive-date=29 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

The '''INAS 333''' is an [[Indian Navy|Indian naval]] air squadron based at [[INS Dega]], [[Visakhapatnam]] .<ref name=warintheindianocean>{{cite book|last1=Mihir K. Roy|title=War in the Indian Ocean|date=15 April 1995|publisher=Lancer Publishers|page=100|isbn=9781897829110|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tqr8r7EB18wC&q=inas+330+india&pg=PA100|accessdate=28 December 2014}}</ref>

== History ==
INAS 333 was commissioned at [[Goa]] on 11 December 1980 by V Adm O P Dawson. The squadron crest depicts an Eagle gripping a torpedo in its talons against a background of two crossed rotors. INAS 333 was commissioned with the [[Kamov Ka-25]] helicopter and is a dedicated ASW helicopter squadron. The [[Kamov Ka-27|Kamov Ka-28]] helicopters were inducted into the Squadron in 1989. Kamov helicopters are designed to operate from the decks of [[Kashin-class destroyer|Kashin class destroyers]] and the carrier. INAS 333 was shifted to [[INS Dega]], [[Visakhapatnam]] in the year 2000 along with the Kamov Ka-25s and has been operating from there ever since. The Ka-25s which were with the squadron since its inception were decommissioned from service in April 2009. The Ka-28 helicopters were rebased at INAS 333 from INAS 339 on 19 May 2009 and form the complement of the squadron.

With a sensor package of sonar, radar, sonobuoys and a weapon load consisting of ASW torpedoes and depth charges, the Kamov ka-28 is a major threat to enemy submarines. This highly capable aircraft is flown by a single pilot and operates from the decks of the latter two Kashin Class Destroyers. The squadron is also responsible for training the aircrew for operating the Ka-28 helicopters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/kamov-25|title=KAMOV 25 {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-06}}</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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