New Delhi, May 31 (UNI) Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh on Monday assumed charge as the Controller, Warship Production and Acquisition, the Indian Navy said in statement.
Prior to his appointment as Controller, Warship Production & Acquisition, as he was serving as Director General Naval Project at Visakhapatnam, Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam, Chief Staff Officer (Tech)/ HQENC and Assistant Chief of Material (Dockyards & Refits).
Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, an alumnus of VJTI, University of Mumbai, was commissioned as an Engineer Officer into the Indian Navy on March 31, 86 and holds a Master degree in Engineering and is a post graduate from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
The Flag Officer has held various important appointments in the Staff, Personnel and Materiel Branch at Naval Headquarters, trial agencies, MO, Naval Dockyard and Command staff at HQ of Eastern Naval Command. The Flag Officer has served onboard frontline ships like Rajput Class, Delhi Class and Tabar Class in various capacities.
The Admiral Deshmukh is a recipient of the Ati Visisht Seva Medal and Visisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service.
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