Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar assumes charge as DG Naval Ops

New Delhi, Jun 7 (UNI) Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar on Monday assumed charge as Director General Naval Operations.
An alumnus of the National Defense Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy in January 1987 and has graduated from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Naval War College, Karanja and Naval Command College, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
“The Flag Officer is a specialist in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and has served on frontline warships of the Navy as ASW Officer and later as the Executive Officer and Principal Warfare Officer of Guided Destroyer INS Mysore”, the Indian Navy informed.

He has commanded the missile corvette INS Kora, the missile frigate INS Shivalik and the aircraft carrier INS Viraat and also held important staff appointments in IHQ MoD (Navy) in the Directorate of Staff Requirements, Directorate of Personnel, and the Directorate of Net-Centric Operations.

On promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral in February in 2016, he was appointed as the Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Int – A) at HQ IDS, Ne8w Delhi, and subsequently as the Chief Staff Officer (Operations) in Headquarters, Western Naval Command, Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area and Flag Officer Sea Training.

Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service.