INAS 561

INAS 561
File:INAS 561 insignia.jpg INAS 561 Insignia
Active	15 September 1971 - present^[1]
Country	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Garrison/HQ	INS Rajali, Arakkonam
Nickname(s)	The Rotors
Aircraft flown
Trainer helicopter	Sikorsky S-300 (historical)^[2] HAL Chetak (trainer)^[3]

The INAS 561 is the Naval Helicopter Training School of the Indian Navy is currently based at INS Rajali, Arakkonam.^[1]^[4]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "INAS 561 – Helicopter Training School". Indian Navy. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
↑ G. M. Hiranandani (1 January 2000). Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975. Lancer Publishers. p. 277. ISBN 9781897829721. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
↑ "Indian Naval Air Squadrons". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
↑ "CHETAK HELICOPTER TRAINING SCHOOL | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

Leadership

Components
&
Commands

Naval Commands

Operational	Western Naval Command Eastern Naval Command Southern Naval Command
Joint	Andaman and Nicobar Command Strategic Forces Command

Fleets

Western Naval Command	INS Dwarka INS Sardar Patel INS Kadamba INS Vajrakosh INHS Patanjali INS Gomantak INS Hansa INHS Jeevanti INS Angre INS Abhimanyu INS Agnibahu INHS Asvini INS Kunjai INS Shikra INS Tanaji INS Trata INS Tunir INS Vajrabahu
Southern Naval Command	INS Dweeprakshak INS Minicoy INS Androth INS Bitra** INS Garuda INHS Sanjivani INS Venduruthy INS Droncharya INS Chikla INHS Nivrani INS Mandovi INS Hamla INS Shivaji INHS Kasturi INS Valsura INS Rajali INS Agrani INS Zamorin INS Satavahana INS Vishwakarma
Andaman and Nicobar Command	INS Kardip INS Jarawa INS Utkrosh INS Baaz INS Campbell Bay INS Kohassa
Eastern Naval Command	INS Circars INS Dega INS Virbahu INHS Kalyani INS Kalinga INS Eksila INS Karna INS Adyar INS Parundu INS Kattabomman INS Tuticorin INS Netaji Subhash INS Paradip INS Bhubaneswar INS Varsha**

Ships

Education & Training	Sainik School Armed Forces Medical College Ajmer Military School Bangalore Military School Belgaum Military School Chail Military School Dholpur Military School Rashtriya Indian Military College
Schools & Colleges	Indian Naval Academy Naval War College
Tri-Service Institutions	Defence Services Staff College National Defence Academy National Defence College College of Defence Management Military Institute of Technology

Insignia

History & Future

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