Chief of Materiel (Indian Navy)

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Chief of of Materiel
Flag of the Vice Admiral
Incumbent
S. R. Sarma
since 1 September 2020
 Indian Navy
TypePrincipal Staff Officer
AbbreviationCOM
Reports toChief of the Naval Staff
SeatNaval Headquarters, New Delhi

The Chief of Materiel (COM) is a senior Indian Navy appointment in the rank of Vice-Admiral. As a Principal Staff Officer (PSO) at Naval Headquarters (NHQ), the COM is responsible for all aspects of maintenance management and life-cycle support of all engineering, electrical, electronic, weapons, sensors, and IT-related systems for ships and submarines, along with responsibility for the creation of major marine and technical infrastructure. The present COM is Vice-Admiral S. R. Sarma, who succeeded Vice-Admiral G. S. Pabby on 1 September 2020.[1]

Appointees

S.No. Name Assumed Office Left Office Notes
1 Captain Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman February 1949 October 1949 While also serving as Chief of Administration.[2][3]
2 Captain S. G. Karmarkar October 1949 October 1950 While also serving as Chief of Administration.[3][4]
3 Captain G. S. Kapoor October 1950 1951? While also serving as Chief of Administration.[5]
4 Captain Albert Henry Fitch Hunt 1951? 1952 Seconded from the Royal Navy.[6]
5 Captain Ian Frederick Montague Newnham 1952? July 1954 Seconded from the Royal Navy. Last British appointee.[7]
6 Commodore Daya Shankar DSC July 1954 [n 1] December 1957 First Indian appointee.[7]
7 Commodore B. N. Lele December 1957 January 1962 [9]
8 Commodore Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda February 1962 May 1962 [10]
Commodore C. L. Bhandari May 1962 1963 Officiating.[11]
9 Commodore Sourendra Nath Kohli 1963 January 1965 [12]
10 Rear Admiral P. S. Mahindroo February 1965[n 2] January 1968 [13][14][15]
11 Rear Admiral Vasudeva Anant Kamath December 1967 December 1968 [15]
12 Rear Admiral Kamalakar Laxman Kulkarni December 1968 March 1973 [16][17]
13 Vice Admiral Rajendra Tandon PVSM, AVSM April 1973 [n 3] 30 June 1976 [18][19]
14 Vice Admiral J. T. G. Pereira PVSM, AVSM 1 July 1976 30 June 1979 [20][21]
15 Vice Admiral A. K. Bhatia PVSM, AVSM, VSM 1 July 1979 31 January 1983 [21][22]
16 Vice Admiral Narendra Bhalla AVSM 1 February 1983 [23]
17 Vice Admiral L.R. Mehta February 1986 [24]
18 Vice Admiral S.B.N. Singh PVSM, AVSM 1 March 1986 1 April 1988 [25]
19 Vice Admiral I. C. Rao PVSM, AVSM 1 April 1988 31 March 1993 [26]
20 Vice Admiral Mauli Bhushan Ghosh PVSM, AVSM, NM 1 April 1993 31 January 1994 [27][28]
21 Vice Admiral A.V.R. Narayana Rao PVSM, AVSM, VSM 28 March 1994 31 August 1995 [29]
22 Vice Admiral Adolph Britto PVSM, AVSM, VSM 31 August 1995 30 April 1997 [30][31]
23 Vice Admiral A. S. R. Krishnan PVSM, AVSM, VSM April 1997 2001 [32]
24 Vice Admiral Parvesh Jaitly July 2001 2006 [33]
25 Vice Admiral D. S. P. Verma AVSM, VSM 2006 1 December 2007 [34]
26 Vice Admiral Birinder Singh Randhawa AVSM, VSM 1 December 2007 December 2008 [34]
27 Vice Admiral Dilip Deshpande AVSM, VSM December 2008 31 October 2009 [35]
28 Vice Admiral Ganesh Mahadevan AVSM, VSM 31 October 2009 30 April 2012 [35]
29 Vice Admiral B. Kannan AVSM, VSM 30 April 2012 [36]
30 Vice Admiral N. N. Kumar AVSM, VSM 31 March 2014 [37]
31 Vice Admiral K. R. Nair AVSM, VSM 31 March 2014 2015 [37]
32 Vice Admiral A. V. Subhedar PVSM, AVSM, VSM 31 October 2016
33 Vice Admiral G. S. Pabby PVSM, AVSM, VSM 31 October 2016 1 September 2020 [38]
34 Vice Admiral S. R. Sarma AVSM, VSM 1 September 2020 Incumbent [1]

Notes

  1. ^ Post upgraded to Commodore 2nd Class on 24 September 1956.[8]
  2. ^ Post upgraded to Rear Admiral 17 August 1965.[13]
  3. ^ Post upgraded to Vice-Admiral in March 1973.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Chief of Materiel, Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Ministry of Defence, Government of India. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ "N.H.Q. Reorganised" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 February 1949. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Frigate Flotilla for the RIN" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 October 1949. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "New Indian Naval Appointments" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 September 1952. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ^ "New Indian Naval Appointments" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 September 1952. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Senior Naval Officers' Meeting" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 May 1952. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Changes in Senior Naval Appointments" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 15 July 1954. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Two New Commodores for Navy - Upgrading of Naval HQ Posts" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 10 October 1956. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ^ "New Principal Staff Officer at Naval HQ" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 17 December 1957. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. ^ "New Deputy Chief of Naval Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 May 1962. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Navy's New Chief - Admiral Soman's Flag Hoisted at INS India" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 June 1962. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Biodata" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 23 December 1971. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Naval Promotions to Flag Rank" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 17 August 1965. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Marshal Zakharov Leaves for Home" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 8 March 1967. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Commodore Krishnan New Navy Vice-Chief" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 11 December 1967. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Senior Naval Appointments" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 November 1968. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Admiral Krishnan to Head Cochin Shipyard" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 March 1973. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Naval Headquarters Reorganised" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 March 1973. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  19. ^ "New Naval Promotions" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 June 1976. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  20. ^ "New Naval Promotions" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 June 1976. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Vice Admiral Bhatia New Chief of Material" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 July 1979. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Vice Admiral Bhatia Appointed Captain Commandant of Electrical Branch" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 January 1983. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  23. ^ "New Chief of Material at Naval Headquarters" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 February 1983. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Senior Naval Appointments" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 February 1986. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  25. ^ "New Chief of Material at Naval Headquarters" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 March 1986. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Naval Materials Chief Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 March 1993. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Vice Admiral M B Ghosh New Chief of Materials" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 April 1993. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  28. ^ "Change of Guard at Naval Headquarters" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 January 1994. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  29. ^ "New Chief of Materials at Naval Headquarters" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 28 March 1994. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Vice Admiral A. Britto Takes Over as Chief of Material" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 August 1995. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  31. ^ "Admiral Britto Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 April 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  32. ^ "COTS Seminar" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 19 July 2001. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  33. ^ "Rear Admiral Varma to take over new charge on Saturday". Zee News. 21 July 2001. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  34. ^ a b "Lt Gen Pande relinqusihes charge as DG Military Operations". OneIndia.com. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  35. ^ a b "Vice Admiral Ganesh Mahadevan takes over as Chief of Material". Indian Navy. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  36. ^ "Appointments" (PDF). SP's Naval Forces. June–July 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  37. ^ a b "Vice Admiral KR Nair takes over as new Chief of Materiel". Indian Navy. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  38. ^ "Vice Admiral GS Pabby, AVSM, VSM assumes charge as Chief of Materiel, Indian Navy". Indian Navy. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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