Change of Command - Flag Officer Commanding TN and P Naval Area

Rear Admiral Ravi Kumar Dhingra assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area FOTNA on 25 April 2023. He is an alumnus of NDA , Pune. He was commissioned into the Executive Branch of Indian Navy on 01 January 1992 and joined the Submarine Arm in 1994. The Officer is a specialist in Navigation and Direction and has served various ships and submarines in varying capacities. These include Navigating Officer of INS Vagir and INS Sindhushastra, Executive Officer of INS Sindhuraj and Commanding Officer of INS Vagli, INS Sindhughosh, INS Gomati. The Officer’s staff appointments include key tenures as Staff Officer (Operations) and Commander Submarines at INS Vajrabahu as well as Commodore Commanding Submarines (West) and Commanding Officer INS Vajrabahu. He has also tenanted the appointment of Principal Director Submarine Operations at Naval Headquarters. The Officer is a Post Graduate in Defence and Strategic Studies from the prestigious Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and has an M.Phil in Strategic Studies from Mumbai University. The Officer was awarded Commendation by the CNS in 2004 and Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019.