Ravneet Singh (Admiral)

Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh, AVSM, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Chief of Personnel (COP).[1] Before assuming this appointment, he was the Director General - Project Seabird.[2] He has also served as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet from October 2015 to October 2016.[3]

Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh AVSM, NM
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Navy
Years of service	1983 - present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Western Fleet INS Hansa INAS 300 INAS 551 INS Ranvir (D54) INS Ranvijay (D55) INS Himgiri (F34)
Awards	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Nao Sena Medal

Early Life & Education

Singh was born in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune.

Naval career

Singh was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1983. He is a specialist in Naval aviation. He has completed the Flying Instructors course at the Flying Instructors School in Tambaram Air Force Station, the staff course at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington and the Harrier Conversion Course at RAF Wittering in United Kingdom. He has also attended the Project Management Programme at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.[4]

Singh has commanded the Nilgiri-class frigate INS Himgiri (F34) and the Rajput-class Guided missile destroyers INS Ranvir (D54) and INS Ranvijay (D55). Since he is a naval aviator, Singh has also commanded the Naval air squadrons INAS 300 and INAS 551. He has also commanded the premier Naval Air Base INS Hansa.

Singh has also served as the Second-in-command of the Durg-class corvette INS Vijaydurg (K71) and the Delhi-class Guided missile destroyer INS Delhi (D61).[5]

Singh is a fighter pilot and a Qualified Flying Instructor with Master Green Instrument rating. He has over 2500 flying hours on 10 different type of aircraft.[6] He has also served as the Indian Defence Advisor in Kenya, Tanzania and Seychelles.

On promotion to Flag Rank, Singh took over as the Assistant Controller Carrier Project (ACCP) at Naval HQ. He served as the Assistant Controller Warship Production & Acquisition (ACWP&A) when the Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya was inducted and commissioned.[7] Singh then dual-hatted as the Flag Officer Goa Area (FOGA) and Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA).

Singh assumed the office of the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet on 12 October 2015, from Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar.[8] For his command of the Western Fleet, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2017. Singh then served as the Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command and as the Director General Project Seabird.

On 2 December 2019, Singh took over as the Chief of Personnel, a Principal Staff Officer (PSO) appointment at Naval HQ.[9]

See also

• Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet
• Western Fleet

References

1. "Chief of Personnel (COP) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.innic.in.
2. "Six chopper pilots of Indian Navy honoured in Chennai". The New Indian Express.
3. "RADM Ravneet Singh, NM Assumes Command of Western Fleet of Indian Navy". pib.gov.in.
4. "Chief of Personnel (COP) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
5. "INS Viraat Decommissioned". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
6. "INS Viraat Decommissioned". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
7. "RADM Ravneet Singh, NM Assumes Command of Western Fleet of Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in.
8. "RADM Ravneet Singh, NM Assumes Command of Western Fleet of Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in.
9. "Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Chief of Personnel, IHQ MOD (Navy)". indiannavy.nic.in.