It is the second squadron in the navy dedicated to operating UAVs after INAS 342 at Kochi.

[2] The INAS 343 squadron of the Indian Navy lost both of the Heron drones in two separate crashes on 22 March and 14 April 2018, respectively.

The first crash occurred minutes after take off at around 10 am IST due to engine failure, however, did not cause any loss of life or property.

[3] The second crash occurred due to loss of communication data link with the Ground Control Station (GCS) while the drone was on a routine surveillance mission.

The crash occurred 25 km (16 mi) away from INS Sardar Patel at Porbandar at 1 pm IST.