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===Naval Air Arm=== | |||
[[File:Deployment of P-81 to Seychelles for EEZ Surveillance (1).JPG|thumb|left|Indian Navy [[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|P-8I Neptune]] aircraft deployed in Seychelles]] | |||
[[File:An Indian Navy MIG-29K Fulcrum flies over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during Exercise Malabar 2017.jpg|thumb|[[Mikoyan MiG-29K|MiG-29K]] operates from INS ''Vikramaditya'']] | |||
The naval air-arm of the Indian Navy currently operates twenty-one [[Squadron (aviation)|air squadron]]s. Of these, ten operate fixed-wing aircraft, eight are helicopter squadrons and the remaining three are equipped with [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (UAV). Building on the legacy inherited from the Royal Navy prior to Indian independence, the concept of [[naval aviation]] in India started with the establishment of Directorate of Naval Aviation at Naval Headquarters (NHQ) in early 1948. Later that year officers and sailors from the Indian Navy were sent to Britain for [[pilot training]]. In 1951, the Fleet Requirement Unit (FRU) was formed to meet the aviation requirements of the navy.{{Sfn|Hiranandani|2000|p=262}} | |||