744 Naval Air Squadron | |
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![]() 744 NAS Badge | |
Active | 1 March 1943 - 1 June 1944 6 March 1944 - 1 December 1947 20 July 1951 - 1 March 1954 1 March 1954 - 31 October 1956 14 November 2018 - present |
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Type | Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron |
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Part of | Fleet Air Arm and Air and Space Warfare Centre |
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Motto(s) | Nemo solus satis sapit (Latin for 'No one or man knows enough') |
Aircraft |
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Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Commander Tony Sherwin, RN |
Insignia | |
Squadron badge description | Barry wavy of ten white and blue, a sun in splendor gold charged with an eagle's head affronty proper (1956) |
Identification Markings | letter/number combinations (Seamew/Swordfish) N7A+ (Swordfish) N6A+ (Avenger) N4A+ and N6A+ (Barracuda) 300-311 (Barracuda) 400-410 (Sea Prince/Anson) 236-239 (Firefly) 394-399 (Avenger) 401-403 (Gannet) 657-661 (Gannet from January 1956) |
Fin Shore Codes | JR (Barracuda) GN (Sea Prince/Anson) CU (Firefly, Avenger & Gannet) |
744 Naval Air Squadron (744 NAS) is a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It was originally established in 1943 in Nova Scotia and has undergone various re-designations and reformations throughout its history. The squadron has transitioned from early air gunner training to anti-submarine warfare and trials, and in 2018, it reformed at MoD Boscombe Down as the Mission Systems and Armament Test and Evaluation Squadron. Now, in 2024, 744 Naval Air Squadron is taking on the new role of Joint Uncrewed Air System Test and Evaluation Squadron (JUAS TES), leading the Ministry of Defence's efforts in UAS testing and evaluation.