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Sandeep Naithani takes over as DG Naval Projects

Last Updated 06 November 2018, 11:54 IST

Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani took over as the Director General Naval Projects, Mumbai, on Tuesday.

Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani is an alumnus of the 65th course of NDA and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1985. The Admiral has done the 55th Defence Services Staff Course and the 54th course of the National Defence College. He holds a Masters Degree in Radar and Communications Engg (MTech) from IIT Delhi.

The Flag Officer has held various important Operational, Staff and Dockyard appointments in the Indian Navy. He has done three afloat tenures on the Aircraft Carrier Viraat and has commanded INS Valsura, the premier training establishment for the Electrical Branch of the Indian Navy. His other shore appointments include Director of Personnel and Director of Ship Production at IHQ MoD(Navy), AGM (Planning) at Naval Dockyard (Vishakhapatnam) and Manager, Electrical and Power Systems at Naval Dockyard (Mumbai).

The Admiral is a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service. As a Flag Officer, he has served as the Assistant Chief of Materiel (Modernisation), IHQ MoD(N) and thereafter as Chief Staff Officer (Technical), HQWNC before taking over the reins of the Naval Dockyard Mumbai in January this year.

He takes over as Director General Naval Projects from Vice Admiral AK Saxena who is now the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition at IHQ MoD(N), New Delhi.

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(Published 06 November 2018, 08:59 IST)

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