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— Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, Indian Navy Chief

Since, its inception in 1964, SP Guide Publications has consistently demonstrated commitment to high-quality journalism in the aerospace and defence sectors, earning a well-deserved reputation as Asia's largest media house in this domain. I wish SP Guide Publications continued success in its pursuit of excellence.

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Appointments

Issue: 4/2024

Vice Admiral Vineet Mccarty, assumes Charge as Controller Personnel Services

Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty assumed charge as the Controller Personnel Services (CPS) on September 3, 2024. The Flag Officer was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1989 and is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi. Prior to this, he was Commandant of Indian Naval Academy.

 

Vice Admiral C.R. Praveen Nair, takes over as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy

Vice Admiral C.R. Praveen Nair took over as Commandant, Indian Naval Academy on August 29, 2024. The Flag Officer was commissioned into the Indian Navy (IN) on July 1, 1991. Prior being appointed as the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy, the Flag Officer was commanding the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy.

 

Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar takes over as Director General Project Seabird

Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar assumed duties of the Director General Project Seabird, on August 28, 2024. During his tenure as Fleet Commander, over the past ten months, the Eastern Fleet maintained high level of combat readiness and operational tempo undertaking multiple Mission Based and operational deployments, and numerous bilateral and multilateral engagements.

 

Surgeon Vice Admiral Anupam Kapur assumes charge as Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces)

Surgeon Vice Admiral Anupam Kapur assumed the charge of Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces) at the office of the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services. Prior to taking over as the DGHS (Armed Forces), the Flag Officer served as the Command Medical Officer of the Western Naval Command.

 

Rear Admiral Nelson D’Souza takes over as Commandant, Military Institute of Technology, Pune

Rear Admiral Nelson D’Souza has taken over as Commandant of Military Institute of Technology (MILIT). As the new Commandant of one of India’s premier tri-services technical training institutes, he will push the ongoing efforts at Jointness & Integration in training among tri-services and enhancing collaboration with the industry and academia.