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'''INS Parundu''' is an Indian [[naval air station]] located near [[Uchipuli]] in the [[Ramanathapuram district|Ramanathapuram]] of the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=in-nas>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/NavalAvnWebsite/NavalAirStations.htm|title=Naval Air Stations|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=2011-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810053816/http://indiannavy.nic.in/NavalAvnWebsite/NavalAirStations.htm|archive-date=10 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It operates under the [[Eastern Naval Command]] of the Indian Navy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eastern Naval Command Authorities & Units|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/enc-authorities-units|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=5 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822140334/http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/enc-authorities-units|archive-date=22 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ENC Authorities & Units - INS Parundu|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/ins-parundu|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=5 April 2014}}</ref> The air station will be opened up for civilian flights under Phase 2 of the [[UDAN|Regional Connectivity Scheme]] (RCS) of the Government of India also known as [[UDAN]] and the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) has started preparatory work at the airstrip.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aai-on-top-gear-to-start-udanflights-from-3-towns-by-year-end/articleshow/63523534.cms|title=AAI on top gear to start Udanflights from 3 towns by year-end|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 March 2018|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref> It is sandwiched between [[Rameswaram]] National Highway Road and Railway track which leads towards Rameswaram.

==History==
The airfield in [[Ramanathapuram district|Ramanathapuram]] was previously the abandoned Ramnad Civil Aerodrome. Naval aviation first utilised the facilities in 1982, to monitor the [[Palk Strait]] in the wake of the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]].

The facilities were fully transferred to the Navy on 9 June 1985, and the naval air station was initially commissioned ''INS Rajali II''.

On 26 March 2009, the base was renamed and commissioned as ''INS Parundu'', for the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] word for an [[eagle]]. The facilities have since been upgraded to operate larger aircraft. It is primarily used by the navy as a reconnaissance station to monitor the South East [[Bay of Bengal]], the northern [[Indian Ocean]], the [[Gulf of Mannar]] and the [[Palk Strait]].

On 25 August 2017, an Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) was added.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/901094879064866816|title=VAdm SN Ghormade DGNaval Ops (DGNO) inaugurates Integ Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) at INS Parundu TN @SpokespersonMoDpic.twitter.com/lcG3yC4Zvs|last=SpokespersonNavy|date=2017-08-25|website=@indiannavy|access-date=2017-08-26}}</ref>

==Units==
The primary units based at ''INS Parundu'' are Naval Air Squadrons (INAS) that operate [[HAL Chetak]] helicopters, [[Britten-Norman Islander|Islander]] and [[Dornier 228]] reconnaissance aircraft.

Besides upgrading the runway, the Navy has installed dedicated facilities to operate UAVs from the air station.<ref name=in-nas/><ref name=mb-uav>{{cite news|url=http://www.marinebuzz.com/2009/04/01/indian-navy-to-operate-uavs-from-ins-parundu|title=Indian Navy to Operate UAVs from INS Parundu|publisher=MarineBuzz.com|date=2009-04-01|access-date=2011-08-18}}</ref> [[INAS 344]], operating [[IAI Heron]] and [[IAI Searcher]] Mk II UAVs is based at INS Parundu.<ref name=toi-uchipuli>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-08/india/31307858_1_squadron-searcher-and-heron-uavs-palk|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126151325/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-08/india/31307858_1_squadron-searcher-and-heron-uavs-palk|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-26|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Navy all set to commission UAV squadron at Uchipuli|date=2012-04-08}}</ref><ref name=toi-3uav>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/india/31324419_1_uav-searcher-mk-ii-coastal-security|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204233758/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/india/31324419_1_uav-searcher-mk-ii-coastal-security|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-12-04|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Indian Navy commissions its third UAV squadron|date=2012-04-11}}</ref>

==See also==
; Indian navy
* [[List of Indian Navy bases]]
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships]]

; Integrated commands and units
* [[Armed Forces Special Operations Division]]
* [[Defence Cyber Agency]]
* [[Integrated Defence Staff]]
* [[Integrated Space Cell]]
* [[Nuclear Command Authority (India)|Indian Nuclear Command Authority]]
* [[Indian Armed Forces]]
* [[Special Forces of India]]

; Other lists
* [[Strategic Forces Command]]
* [[List of Indian Air Force stations]]
* [[List of Indian Navy bases]]
* [[List of countries with overseas military bases#India|India's overseas military bases]]

==References==
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{{Airports in India}}
{{Indian Navy}}

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[[Category:Indian Naval Air Stations|Parundu]]
[[Category:Airports in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1982]]
[[Category:Military installations established in 1982]]

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