744 Naval Air Squadron

744 Naval Air Squadron
744 NAS Badge
Active1 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
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeFleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron
Role
  • Air Gunner Training Squadron
  • Merchant Aircraft Carrier and Anti-Submarine training
  • Anti-Submarine Trials and Development Unit
  • Mission Systems and Armament Test and Evaluation Squadron
  • Joint Uncrewed Air System Test and Evaluation Squadron
Part ofFleet Air Arm and Air and Space Warfare Centre
Home station
Motto(s)Nemo solus satis sapit
(Latin for 'No one or man knows enough')
Aircraft
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander
Commander Tony Sherwin, RN
Insignia
Squadron badge descriptionBarry wavy of ten white and blue, a sun in splendor gold charged with an eagle's head affronty proper (1956)
Identification Markingsletter/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 CodesJR (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.


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