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| unit_name = INAS 335<br />
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| dates = 17 December 2025—present<br />
| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
| allegiance = [[India]]<br />
| branch = {{nowrap|[[File:Naval Ensign of India.svg|25px|Indian Navy seal]] [[Indian Navy]]}}<br />
| type = Multirole Helicopter squadron<br />
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| size = 6<br />
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| garrison = {{INS|Hansa}}, [[Goa]]<br />
| nickname = ''Ospreys''<br />
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| aircraft_helicopter_multirole = [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60R|Sikorsky MH-60R]]<br />
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The '''INAS 335''' (''Ospreys'') is a helicopter squadron of the Indian Navy operating [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60R|Sikorsky MH-60R]] Sea Hawk helicopters since 17 December 2025. The squadron is based at {{INS|Hansa}} in [[Goa]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite press release |title=Indian Navy to commission INAS 335 (Ospreys) |date=2025-12-14 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2203716&reg=3&lang=1 |access-date=2025-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-12-14 |title=Indian Navy to commission second MH-60R helicopter squadron at Goa |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indian-navy-to-commission-second-mh-60r-helicopter-squadron-at-goa/article70396027.ece |access-date=2025-12-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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The primary roles of the squadron includes [[anti-submarine warfare]] (ASW), [[anti-surface warfare]] (ASuW), [[search and rescue]] (SAR), [[medical evacuation]] (MEDEVAC) and [[vertical replenishment]] (VERTREP).<ref>{{Cite web |title=MH 60R 'SEAHAWKS' TO BE COMMISSIONED INTO THE INDIAN NAVY AS THE INAS 334 SQUADRON |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2011073 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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The squadron was commissioned on 17 December 2025 by the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]], [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Dinesh Kumar Tripathi]], at INS ''Hansa''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-12-17 |title=Navy inducts INAS 335 'Ospreys': Helicopter to boost maritime capabilities - why it matters |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/navy-inducts-inas-335-ospreys-helicopter-to-boost-maritime-capabilities-why-it-matters/articleshow/126038331.cms |access-date=2025-12-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-17 |title=Navy inducts Seahawks squadron: What they are, how they will boost India's defence capabilities |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/navy-seahawks-squadron-10425441/ |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-12-14 |title=Indian Navy to Commission INAS 335 (Ospreys) on December 17 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-to-commission-inas-335-ospreys-on-december-17/articleshow/125962595.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-12-15 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><br />
[[File:Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter of Indian Navy.jpg|thumb|Indian Navy MH-60 Helicopter ]]<br />
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