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Vennam Srinivas
Vice Admiral Vennam Srinivas, AVSM, NM is a serving flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Inspector General Nuclear Safety. he previously served as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA) and as the Flag Officer Submarines (FOSM). Naval career Srinivas was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1987. He joined the submarine arm where he has served for over 30 years. He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai. He has commanded two conventional submarines including the Shishumar-class diesel-electric attack submarine and the Rajput-class Guided-missile destroyer . He then commanded the nuclear-powered attack submarine Chakra. Ashore, Srinivas commanded the Navy’s submarine training establishment INS Satavahana at Visakhapatnam. At naval headquarters, he served as Principal Director. On 24 October 2016, he was appointed Flag Officer Submarines, taking over from Rear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice Admiral (India)
Vice admiral is a three-star flag officer 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). The equivalent rank in the Indian Army is lieutenant general and in the Indian Air Force is air marshal. Officers in the rank of vice admiral hold important appointments at the naval commands and at the naval headquarters. History Admiral Ram Dass Katari was the first Indian to be promoted to the rank of Vice admiral. On 22 April 1958, he took over as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) and promoted to the substantive rank of Vice Admiral. From 1948 to 1968, the appointment of CNS, the professional head of the Indian Navy was held by a vice admiral. The position of the CNS was upgraded from vice admiral to admiral in 1968. The first officer to hold the rank was Admiral Adhar Kumar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guided-missile Destroyer
A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG, while destroyers who have a primary gun armament and/or a small number of anti-aircraft missiles sufficient only for point-defense are designated DD. Nations vary in their use of destroyer D designation in their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing or dropping it altogether. Guided-missile destroyers are equipped with large missile magazines, with modern examples typically having vertical-launch cells. Some guided-missile destroyers contain integrated weapons systems, such as the United States’ Aegis Combat System, and may be adopted for use in an anti-missile or ballistic-missile defense role. This is especially true for navies that no longer operate cruisers, so other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap. Many guided-missile destroyers are also multipurpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atul Anand
Vice admiral (India), Vice Admiral Atul Anand, AVSM, Vishisht Seva Medal, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Additional secretary to the Government of India, Additional Secretary of the Department of Military Affairs. He earlier served as the Director General Naval Operations, as Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area, as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area and as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of the National Defence Academy (India), National Defence Academy. Early life and education Anand was born in an armed forces family. His father attended the National Defence Academy (India), National Defence Academy (NDA) as part of the 13th course. Anand also attended the NDA, as part of the 71st course. Naval career Anand was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1988. He is a specialist in Navigation and Direction. He spent his early years as the navigating officer of , and . He also was the Direction Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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