Vice Admiral Joshi was commissioned on April 01, 1974 in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. During his long and distinguished Service spanning nearly 38 years, he has served in a variety of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments.
Surgeon vice-admiral Ravi Kalra relinquished command of the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) after 38 years of illustrious service.
Mumbai, January 31, 2019: Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, PVSM, AVSM, VSM took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command on 31 January 2019 at Mumbai. He succeeds Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC who retires upon superannuation, after an illustrious career spanning nearly four decades in the Indian Navy.
Thus designating the Indian Navy head to “ Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy “. The Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955 re-designated the Indian Navy Head to “ Chief of Naval Staff”. The position CNS is headed by both three-star rank Vice Admiral and two-star rank Rear Admiral.
Vice Admiral Badhwar, who joined the Indian Navy in 1982, has extensive hydrographic surveying experience, including work in the Gulfs of Kutch and Khambhat, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh is the next Chief of Indian Navy 25 March 2019 Current Affairs:The government of India appointed Vice-Admiral Karambir Singh, presently Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Eastern Naval Command as next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from May 31, 2019.
The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy will be the first to obtain the Vice Admiral Paromov first tanker ship of project 03182. It can sail in very bad weather and pump fuel and oil to warships and transfer cargoes. The Vice Admiral Paromov tanker ship can engage in rescue operations, search for.
Vice Admiral M P Awati (1927-2018) An icon in the history of Indian Navy, Vice Admiral (retired) Manohar Prahlad Awati, died in his native village Vinchurni in Satara district in the early hours of Sunday. He was 91. Admiral Awati, who once headed the National Defence Academy, was known as the father of Indian Navy’s circumnavigation adventures.