Naval air squadron
A naval air squadron (NAS) is the official title of squadrons of military naval aviation formations or units in some countries.
India
The Indian Naval Air Arm are organised into approximately twenty-three (23) Indian Naval Air Squadrons, commonly abbreviated INAS nnn, where nnn is a three-digit number from 300 to 561.[1]
Poland
The Polish Morski Dywizjon Lotniczy (lit. 'Naval Air Squadron') was formed in 1920 with two escadrilles.[2]
United Kingdom
In the British Armed Forces, the naval air squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the combat naval aviation formation of the Royal Navy (RN), are named as nnnn Naval Air Squadron, where nnnn is a three or four digit number; their common abbreviation being nnnn NAS.[3]
See also
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- Naval aviation
- Army aviation
- Air force aviation
References
- ↑ "Kiran MK 1/1A/2 INAS 551". IndianNavy.nic.in. Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Historia Lotnictwa Morskiego" [History of Naval Aviation]. Wojsko-Polskie.pl (in Polish). Gdyńska Brygada Lotnictwa Marynarki Wojennej. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Royal Naval Air Squadrons, 1938 to present day". RoyalNavyResearchArchive.org.uk. The Royal Navy Research Archive. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2026.