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Vice admiral is a three-star flag officer rank in the Indian Navy. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Vice admiral ranks above the two-star rank of rear admiral and below the four-star rank of admiral , which is held by the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS).
Vice Admiral: Gurcharan Singh: AVSM, NM [32] Commandant Indian Naval Academy: C. R. Praveen Nair: NM [33] Commandant Naval War College, Goa: Rear Admiral: Arjun Dev Nair: VSM [34] Commandant Military Institute of Technology: Nelson D’Souza NM [35] Chief Instructor (Navy) Defence Services Staff College: R. Vinod Kumar [36] Senior Directing ...
On 30 January 2019, Kumar was appointed the 35th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. He took over from Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P who took over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command. [6] Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar took over as the first National Maritime Security Coordinator of India on 16 Feb 2022.
The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) is a statutory position in the Indian Armed Forces, that is usually held by a three star vice admiral.The Vice Chief is the deputy of the Chief of the Naval Staff and is usually the second highest ranking officer of the Indian Navy.
Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired Indian naval officer who served as the 2nd Vice Chief of Defence Staff of India. [1] He assumed the position on 28 February 2021. Previously, he served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy. [2] [3]
On 19 April 2024, the Government of India appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi as the next Chief of the Naval Staff. [2] On 30 April 2024, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi took over as the 26th Chief of the Naval Staff succeeding Admiral R. Hari Kumar, who superannuated after more than four decades of service to the nation. [3]
In November 2018, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent (ASD) of Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam). [3] For his tenure as ASD, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2020. [6] In the same month, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and took over as the Director General Naval Projects, Visakhapatnam. [7]
On 1 April 2023, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command, taking over Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan. [7] On 26 January 2024, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. [8] On 10 May 2024, he took over as the Chief of Personnel. [9]