700 Naval Air Squadron

700X Naval Air Squadron
700X Naval Air Squadron
	Squadron Badge
Active	1940–1944; 1944–1949; 1955–1961; 1998–2008; 2009–2014; 2014–present;
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Fleet Air Arm Second Line Squadron
Role	Ship's Flight Aircraft (H.Q.); Maintenance Test Pilot's School; Trials and Requirements Unit; Intensive Flying Trails Unit; Operational Test and Evaluation Remotely Piloted Air Systems;
Part of	Fleet Air Arm 50th Training Air Group (May 1948 - August 1949);
Home station	RNAS Culdrose
Mottos	Experientia docet; (Latin for 'Experiences teaches')
Aircraft	RQ-20 Puma; Peregrine rotary-wing UAV; Malloy Aeronautics T150; "Walrus Quadcopter" light reconnaissance/surveillance UAV; See Aircraft operated section for full list.;
Website	Official website
Commanders
Current; commander	Lieutenant Commander Steve Cooke, RN
Insignia
Squadron badge Description	Per fess blue and barry wavy of four white and blue, a pair of scales gold in chief two bees displayed proper (1958)

700 Naval Air Squadron (700 NAS) is a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Maritime Unmanned Air System squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). Known as 700X Naval Air Squadron, where the 'X' is used to designate 'experimental', it is currently the Royal Navy's Remotely-piloted air systems (RPAS) or 'drone' expert unit.