<p>In another twist to the December 31 Coast Guard operation, state of the art Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron of the Navy, stationed at Porbandar was left unused. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Sources, quoted in <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-did-the-navy-not-use-its-uav-squadron-at-porbandar/article1-1303103.aspx">Hindustan Times</a> say that the Navy’s Western Command received little information about the operation being carried out by the Coast Guard on December 31. <br /><br />The INAS 343 which was commissioned in January 2011 at Porbandar due to it's proximity to Karachi would have been a major asset in the operation as the UAV's with advanced cameras for reconnaissance and could have intercepted calls made by the 'terror' boat.<br /><br />INAS 343, commissioned by then Gujarat Governer Kamla Beniwal, is the first operational UAV Squadron under the Mumbai-based Western Naval Command, considered to be the sword arm of Indian Navy. The maritime versions of Searcher MKII and Heron from Israel are capable of beaming real-time live pictures of maritime targets to commands ashore. <br /><br /></p>
<p>In another twist to the December 31 Coast Guard operation, state of the art Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron of the Navy, stationed at Porbandar was left unused. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Sources, quoted in <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-did-the-navy-not-use-its-uav-squadron-at-porbandar/article1-1303103.aspx">Hindustan Times</a> say that the Navy’s Western Command received little information about the operation being carried out by the Coast Guard on December 31. <br /><br />The INAS 343 which was commissioned in January 2011 at Porbandar due to it's proximity to Karachi would have been a major asset in the operation as the UAV's with advanced cameras for reconnaissance and could have intercepted calls made by the 'terror' boat.<br /><br />INAS 343, commissioned by then Gujarat Governer Kamla Beniwal, is the first operational UAV Squadron under the Mumbai-based Western Naval Command, considered to be the sword arm of Indian Navy. The maritime versions of Searcher MKII and Heron from Israel are capable of beaming real-time live pictures of maritime targets to commands ashore. <br /><br /></p>