Ajay Kochhar

Rear Admiral Ajay Kochhar, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet. He earlier served as the third Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.

Rear Admiral

Ajay Kochhar

NM
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1988 - present
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands heldWestern Fleet
INS Vikramaditya (R33)
INS Trikand (F51)
Awards Nao Sena Medal

Kochhar was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1988. He is a specialist in Gunnery and Missile Warfare. He has commanded five warships of the Indian Navy.[1] On 29 June 2013, as the commissioning commanding officer of the Talwar-class stealth guided missile frigate INS Trikand (F51), he commissioned the ship in Kaliningrad, Russia.[2]

On 20 July 2017, Kochhar took command of the flagship of the Indian Navy, the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (R33) as its third commanding officer.[3]

Flag rank

On promotion to Flag Rank, Kochhar took over as the Assistant Controller Carrier Project (ACCP) at Naval headquarters. He then served as the Assistant Controller Warship Production & Acquisition (ACWP&A).[4] As the ACCP, he managed the construction of the indigenous aircraft carrier. In his role as ACWP&A, he oversaw all aspects related to construction and acquisition of warships for the Navy both from Indian as well as foreign shipyards.[5]

Kochhar took command of the Western Fleet on 24 February 2021 as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet from Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan.[5]

Awards and decorations
Nao Sena Medal Samanya Seva Medal Operation Vijay Star Operation Vijay Medal
Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

See also

References
  1. "REAR ADMIRAL AJAY KOCHHAR ASSUMES COMMAND OF THE WESTERN FLEET (FOCWF)". pib.gov.in.
  2. "INS Trikand, a Stealth Frigate joins Indian Navy | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  3. "https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/854873877222014978". Twitter. External link in |title= (help)
  4. "Image Gallery". www.grse.in.
  5. "Rear Admiral Ajay Kochhar Assumes Command of The Western Fleet (FOCWF) | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in.
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