Kiran Deshmukh | |
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Years of service | 31 March 1986 - Present |
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Commands held | Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam) |
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Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, AVSM, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Chief of Materiel. He earlier served as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition and as the Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam).
Deshmukh attended the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) in Mumbai, where he obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree. [1]
Deshmukh was commissioned into the Indian Navy as an Engineer officer on 31 March 1986. He attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras obtaining a Master of Technology degree. He also attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. [2]
He has served onboard various frontline ships - the Rajput-class destroyers INS Ranjit (D53) and INS Ranvir (D54)and the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers INS Delhi (D61). He also served as the Engineer officer on board the Talwar-class frigate INS Tabar (F44). [3]
Ashore, he served as the Command Engineer Officer at the Eastern Naval Command, Assistant General Manager (Quality, Lab and Human Resources) and Assistant General Manager (Production) at the Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam). [4] As a Commodore, he served as the General Manager (Refit) at Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam). He subsequently moved to NHQ as the principal director of ship production. [5]
On promotion to flag rank, Deshmukh was appointed Assistant Chief of Materiel (Dockyards & Refits) at Naval headquarters (NHQ). He then moved to the Eastern Naval Command as the Chief Staff Officer (Technical) to the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command. In November 2018, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent (ASD) of Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam). [3] For his tenure as ASD, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2020. [6] In the same month, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and took over as the Director General Naval Projects, Visakhapatnam. [7]
After a sixteen-month tenure, he moved to NHQ and took over as the Controller Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A) from Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani. [8] In his tenure as CWP&A, the first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-I) was commissioned as INS Vikrant (2013). The historic first trap of HAL Tejas on board the carrier was also achieved. Apart from this, the. keel laying, launch and commissioning of a number of frontline warships and submarines were achieved in his tenure. [9]
In December 2023, he was appointed Chief of Materiel, a principal staff officer (PSO) at NHQ. [10] He took over from Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani on 31 December 2023. He also is the Senior most Technical Officer in the Indian Navy. [11]
Deshmukh was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2013 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020. [3]
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