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Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan, Controller Warship Production and Acquisition

Issue: 6/2024

Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan, assumed charge as the Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition on January 30, 2025. He was commissioned in Indian Navy in 1987. In a career spanning more than 37 years, he has worked onboard the Aircraft Carrier, INS Viraat, for more than nine years in various capacities. The Flag Officer has held many important assignments including Fleet Engineer Officer (Western Fleet), General Manager (Refit) at Naval Dockyard (Mumbai), Director of Personnel and Principal Director Ship Production at New Delhi. He was also involved in the acquisition of Aircraft Carrier, Vikramaditya, as Warship Production Superintendent in Russia and as Principal Director Aircraft Carrier Projects in Delhi.