Appointments
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February 2, 2023
Assumption of Additional Charge of Chairman & Managing Director, MDLSanjeev Singhal, with effect from February 1, 2023 has been entrusted with additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), a premier Shipbuilding Yard of India.
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February 1, 2023
Rear Admiral IB Uthaiah takes over as Director General, Warship Design BureauRear Admiral IB Uthaiah, took over as the Director General, Warship Design Bureau, New Delhi, from Rear Admiral Bimal Kumar on February 1, 2023.
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November 28, 2022
Rear Admiral A.N. Pramod Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Commanding Maharastra Naval Area (FOMA)Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta, handed over the baton of Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area to Rear Admiral A.N. Pramod on 28 November 2022 at an elegant ceremonial parade held at INS Kunjali Parade ground.
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November 15, 2022
Change of Command of Western Fleet - Rear Admiral Vineet Mccarty takes over as Commander of the Sword ArmThe 'Sword Arm' of Indian Navy, the Western Fleet, underwent a change of guard on November 15, 2022.
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October 20, 2022
Giridhar Aramane named new Defence SecretaryRoad Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane has been named the new Defence Secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
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September 30, 2022
General Anil Chauhan takes over as Chief of Defence Staff; Vows to fulfil the hopes of the Nation & deal with challenges togetherGeneral Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM assumed office as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on September 30, 2022.
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September 28, 2022
Government appoints Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retd) as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)The Government has decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retd) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who shall also function as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs with effect from the date of his assumption of charge and until further orders.
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September 27, 2022
Manoj Jain takes charge as Director (R&D) of BELManoj Jain took charge as the Director (R&D) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on September 26, 2022. He was General Manager of the Electronic Warfare & Avionics SBU at BEL's Bangalore Complex prior to his elevation.
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September 1, 2022
Dinesh Kumar Batra takes charge as Chairman & Managing Director of BELDinesh Kumar Batra, Director (Finance) & CFO, has taken additional charge as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) with effect from September 1, 2022.
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August 26, 2022
DRDO gets a new ChiefDr. Samir V. Kamat, who is Director General, Naval Systems & Materials, at the DRDO will succeed Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy who has been named as Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister
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July 10, 2022
Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay takes over as Chairman & Managing Director of Goa Shipyard LimitedBrajesh Kumar Upadhyay takes over as Chairman & Managing Director of Goa Shipyard Limited on July 10, 2022.
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June 10, 2022
Commodore P.R. Hari (Retd) takes over as Chairman & Managing Director of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers LtdCommodore P.R. Hari (Retd) took over as Chairman & Managing Director, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd on June 10, 2022.
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April 30, 2022
Rear Admiral Vikram Menon takes over as FOGARear Admiral Vikram Menon took over duties of Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area (FOGA) and Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) on April 30, 2022 from Rear Admiral Philipose G. Pynumootil who retired on superannuation after a career spanning over 36 years in service.
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April 1, 2022
Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru assumed charge as Deputy Chief of Naval StaffVice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru assumed charge as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff on March 31, 2022. Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru is an alumni of the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 1, 1985 and is a Submarine and Navigation Specialist.
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April 1, 2022
Change at the Helm : Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar assumes the appointment of Commandant National Defence AcdaemyVice Admiral Ajay Kochhar assumed the appointment of Commandant, National Defence Academy on April 1, 2022 from Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor. As an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar was commissioned in the Indian Navy on July 1, 1988.
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February 17, 2022
Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar (Retd) appointed National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC)The Government has appointed India's first National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC), Vice Admiral (Retd) G Ashok Kumar, who is a former Vice Chief of the India Navy.
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January 15, 2022
Rear Admiral K.P. Arvindan takes over as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard (Mumbai)In an impressive ceremony, Rear Admiral K.P. Arvindan took over charge as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard, Mumbai from Rear Admiral B. Sivakumar on January 14, 2022.