Krishna Swaminathan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 39th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2024 | |
| President | |
| Chief of Naval Staff | Dinesh Kumar Tripathi |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Kumar Tripathi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Spouse | Laila[1] |
| Relations | Tyabji family (through wife) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | July 1987 - present |
| Rank | _OF-8.svg){kind=small}  Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Western Fleet INS Vikramaditya (R33) INS Mysore (D60) INS Kulish (P63) INS Vinash (K47) INS Vidyut (K48) |
| Awards |  Ati Vishisht Seva Medal  Vishisht Seva Medal |
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, AVSM, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff. He took over as the 39th Vice Chief of Naval staff on 1 May 2024.[2] He previously served as Chief of Personnel.[3] He earlier served as the Controller of Personnel Services, Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command, Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group (FODAG), Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) and Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST). He was the second Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
- ^ City lad commands India's largest aircraft carrier. Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ "VICE ADMIRAL KRISHNA SWAMINATHAN, AVSM, VSM ASSUMED CHARGE AS VICE CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan AVSM VSM assumes charge as Chief of Personnel Indian Navy | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 1 May 2024.