Vivek Dahiya (admiral)

Rear Admiral

Vivek Dahiya

NM
Allegiance India
Branch Indian Navy
Service years1993 – present
Rank Rear Admiral
CommandsWestern Fleet
INS Chennai (D65)
INS Karmuk (P64)
Awards Nao Sena Medal
Alma materIndian Naval Academy

Rear Admiral Vivek Dahiya, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet. He earlier commanded the guided missile destroyer INS Chennai (D65).

Dahiya attended the Naval Academy, Goa and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1993. He later specialised in Navigation and Direction. He has served as the Navigating Officer of the Kora-class corvette INS Kora (P61), the Delhi-class destroyer INS Delhi (D61), the Godavari-class frigate INS Godavari (F20), the Delhi-class destroyer INS Mumbai (D62) and the aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R22).[1]

In 2005, Dahiya was selected to attend the Advanced Command and Staff Course at the Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC), Shrivenham in the United Kingdom. He served in the Directorate of Operations at naval headquarters. He commanded the Kora-class corvette INS Karmuk (P64). As a commander, he served as the Fleet Navigation Officer (FNO) of the Western Fleet.[2]

Dahiya attended the naval higher command course at Naval War College, Goa. He took over as the Officer-in-charge of his alma mater, the Navigation and Direction School. He also served as the Command Plans Officer of the Eastern Naval Command as well as the Naval Assistant (NA) to the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[3]

In 2018, Dahiya was appointed commanding officer of the Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyer INS Chennai (D65). During his command tenure, Chennai was adjudged the Best Ship of the Western Fleet.[4] As a Commodore, Dahiya served as the Commodore Workup at the Indian Naval Workup Team, and as the Chief Staff Officer to the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST). FOST's charter includes the conduct of the operational sea training of all ships of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. It also includes enhancing crew proficiency in all aspects, including safe navigation practices, damage control and firefighting drills, weapon firings as well as seamanship training.[5]

In 2021, Dahiya was selected to attend the National Defence College. He also served as the Commodore (Staff Requirements) at NHQ.[6]

Flag rank

Dahiya was promoted to flag rank in November 2023 and was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Staff Requirements) at NHQ. On 27 September 2025, he took command of the Western Fleet as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet from Rear Admiral Rahul Vilas Gokhale.[7] Within a week of taking over as FOCWF, he led the Western Fleet in Exercise Konkan, the biennial bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy.[8][9]

Awards and decorations

Dahiya was awarded the Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to duty) in 2024.[10][11]

Nao Sena Medal Samanya Seva Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal
Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

See also

References

  1. ^ "Navy Leadership: Rear Admiral Vivek Dahiya Leads Western Fleet". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Rear Admiral Vivek Dahiya assumes command of Indian Navy's Western Fleet". Mid-day. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Mumbai: Rear Admiral Vivek Dahiya Takes Command Of Indian Navy's Western Fleet". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  4. ^ "REAR ADMIRAL VIVEK DAHIYA ASSUMES COMMAND OF WESTERN FLEET". indiannavy.gov.in. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, VSM assumes Charge as Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST)". pib.gov.in.
  6. ^ "Rear Admiral Vivek Dahiya assumes command of Navy's Western Fleet". ANI News. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  7. ^ Syndication, T. S. G. (28 September 2025). "Rear Admiral Vivek Dahiya assumes command of Navy's Western Fleet". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  8. ^ "India-UK Exercise KONKAN-2025 Commences Off Western Coast of India". newsonair.gov.in. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  9. ^ "EXERCISE KONKAN - 2025 COMMENCES ON THE WESTERN SEABOARD". indiannavy.gov.in. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Medal Winners". indiannavy.gov.in. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  11. ^ "75th REPUBLIC DAY PRESIDENT APPROVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND GALLANTRY AWARDS TO INDIAN NAVY PERSONNEL". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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