Pradeep Chauhan

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Pradeep Chauhan

AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Rank IN Vice Admiral Shoulder curl.png 13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg Vice Admiral
Commands held Indian Naval Academy
INS Viraat (R22)
INS Brahmaputra (F31)
Mauritius Coast Guard
Awards Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM, VSM is a former Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala. [1] His previous posting was as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, Foreign Cooperation, Strategic Threats and Transformation [2] [3]

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Career

He is an alumnus of India's premier National Defence Academy, Pune, the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington, the Naval War College, Mumbai and the prestigious National Defence College, New Delhi.

Chauhan has over 35 years of rich and varied experience in the Indian Navy. In his seagoing career, he has been singularly privileged to have held command of the Indian Navy's frontline surface-combatants on four occasions. He has been instrumental in the conceptualisation and proving of tactics-of-war for the Indian Navy and has been the principal director in the Directorate of Naval Operations at Naval Headquarters, New Delhi. [1] A Navigation and Direction specialist, he commanded the aircraft carrier INS Viraat. He was also part of the ‘Fourth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. Shore postings include among others heading the Naval Training Team at the Defence Services Staff College, and Principal Director Naval Operations at Naval Headquarters. [1]

Adm Chauhan was appointed as the first Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence).

Upon his promotion as a Rear Admiral in 2005, he was tasked with setting up a new and vibrant organisational structure at New Delhi that has given a great fillip to both Naval Foreign Cooperation as well as Intelligence. He was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral in 2009 and took over as the Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command in August 2009. He is a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. [1]

Post-retirement

Currently, Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan is the Director General of the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, which is India’s foremost resource centre for the development and advocacy of strategies for the promotion and protection of India’s maritime interests. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "VICE ADMIRAL PRADEEP CHAUHAN TO ASSUME OFFICE AS COMMANDANT INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY". 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. Vice Admiral Chauhan takes salute of Beating Retreat rehearsal
  3. Navy heads for sea change
  4. "Director General". www.maritimeindia.org. 17 July 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by
Anurag G Thapliyal
Commandant, Indian Naval Academy
February 2012 - November 2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commanding Officer INS Viraat
January 2004 - May 2005
Succeeded by