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The Western Fleet is a Naval fleet of the Indian Navy. It is known as the 'Sword Arm' of the Indian Navy. [ 1 ] It is headquartered at Mumbai , Maharashtra on the west coast of India.
The IN's fleet inventory is divided amongst its three regional formations: Western Naval Command (WNC): Headquartered in Mumbai, it consists of the Western Fleet - responsible for naval operations in the Arabian Sea, which flanks India's western coastline. [5] Given its geographical location, it is central to any conflict involving Pakistan. [6]
Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) is the title of the Indian Navy Officer who commands the Western Fleet, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The FOCWF is a two star admiral holding the rank of Rear Admiral. The appointment is considered to be an important and a coveted one. [1]
The Western Naval Command is one of the three command–level formations of the Indian Navy. [1] It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.As the senior–most of the three formations, [2] the command is responsible for the all naval forces in the Arabian Sea and western parts of the Indian Ocean and the naval establishments on the west coast of India.
The Eastern and Western commands each have a Fleet commanded by a Rear Admiral. The Western Fleet based at Mumbai is commanded by the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) and the Eastern Fleet, based at Visakhapatnam, is commanded by the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF). Apart from the two fleets, there is a Flotilla each ...
On 1 March 1968, the Eastern Naval Command was established and the Indian Fleet was renamed as the Western Fleet. [10] [11] On 1 November 1971, the Eastern Fleet was constituted. Rear Admiral S H Sarma, PVSM was appointed as the Founding Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) who commanded the fleet during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ...
Western Naval Command: Rear Admiral: Vidhyadhar Harke VSM [58] Chief Staff Officer (Ops) Eastern Naval Command: Shantanu Jha NM [59] Chief Staff Officer (Training) Southern Naval Command: Satish Shenai NM [60] Chief Staff Officer (Tech) Western Naval Command: R. Adhisrinivasan [61] Chief Staff Officer (Tech) Eastern Naval Command: Ravnish Seth [62]
The Indian Navy currently operates three [1] commands — Western Naval Command located at Mumbai, Southern Naval Command located at Kochi and Eastern Naval Command located at Visakhapatnam. The Andaman and Nicobar Command, a unified Indian Navy, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard Command was set up in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2001. [2]