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News in Brief
Appointments
Issue: 02-2018
- Vice Admiral Srikant, Inspector General, Nuclear Safety appointed as the Commandant National Defence College.
- Vice Admiral S.V. Bhokare, Commandant Indian Naval Academy appointed as Inspector General, Nuclear Security.
- Rear Admiral R.B. Pandit, Officer on Special Duty to the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, on promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral appointed as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy.
- Rear Admiral B. Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Fleet appointed as Additional Director General, National Cadet Corps.
- Rear Admiral M.D. Suresh, Deputy Commandant, Indian Naval Academy appointed as Assistant Chief of Integrated Staff (Int-A).
- Rear Admiral Srinivas Kalidoss, Director, DMDE appointed as Project Director, Ship Building Centre.
- Rear Admiral D.S. Chauhan, Commandant College of Defence Management appointed as Director, DMDE.
- Rear Admiral P.K. Bahl, Flag Officer Goa Area/Flag Officer Naval Aviation appointed as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Area.
- Rear Admiral M.A. Hampiholi, Flag Officer Sea Training appointed as Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet.
- Rear Admiral D.K. Tripathi, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans) appointed as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
- Rear Admiral Atul Khanna, Assistant Chief of Material (NSM) appointed as Additional Director General Quality Assurance (Navy).
- Rear Admiral Narayan Prasad, Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam appointed as Assistant Chief of Material (NSM).
- Rear Admiral Sanjeev Kale, Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard, Mumbai appointed as Chief Staff Officer (Technical), Headquarters Western Naval Command.
- Rear Admiral Sandeep, Chief Staff Officer (Technical), Headquarters, Western Naval Command appointed as Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
- Rear Admiral Amit Bose, Assistant Chief of Material (IT&S) appointed as Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
- Rear Admiral P. Asokan, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (SSP) appointed as Project Director (O&T), Headquarters ATV Project.
- Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru, Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Area appointed as Chief Staff Officer (Specialist Vehicles), Headquarters Strategic Forces Command.
- Rear Admiral P.G. Philipose, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) appointed as Flag Officer Goa Area & Flag Officer Naval Aviation.
- Rear Admiral S.J. Singh, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (CSNCO) appointed as Flag Officer Sea Training.
- Rear Admiral A.V. Bhave, Chief Staff Officer (Specialist Vehicles), Headquarters Strategic Forces Command appointed as Director General Project Varsha.
- Rear Admiral Mukul Asthana, Director General, Project Varsha appointed as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air).
- Commodore D.S. Gujral, Principal Director Naval Satellite Operations on promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral appointed as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Communications, Satellite & Network Centric Operations).
- Commodore S.C. Verma, Principal Director Nuclear Submarine Acquisition on promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral appointed as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Strategic Submarine Project).
- Commodore Sanjay Vatsayan, Principal Director of Naval Plans on promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral appointed as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans).
- Commodore Atul Anand, Principal Director, Strategic Concepts & Doctrine on promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral appointed as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign C-operation & Intelligence).
- Rear Admiral S.P. Lal, Assistant Chief of Material (Modernisation) as Additional Director General Quality Assurance (Weapons Policy).
- Commodore R. Srinivas, Principal Director of Indigenisation on promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral appointed as Technical Manager (M&S).
- Commodore R. Swaminathan, Principal Director Ship Projects on promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral appointed as Assistant Chief of Material (Modernisation).
- Commodore Sreekumar Nair, Chief Staff Officer (Technical), Headquarers Southern Naval Command on promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral appointed as Assistant Chief of Material (Information Technology & Systems).
- Commodore Puneet Chadha, on promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral appointed as Deputy Commandant, Indian Naval Academy
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