Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan takes charge as Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition
Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan assumed charge as the Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition of the Indian Navy on 30 January 2025, taking over from Vice Admiral B Sivakumar.
Summary
Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan, AVSM, NM, assumed charge as the Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition on 30 January 2025 from Vice Admiral B Sivakumar. Vice Admiral Swaminathan was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1987, is a post-graduate from IIT Kharagpur and served on the aircraft carrier INS Viraat for more than nine years. He was involved in acquiring the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya as Warship Production Superintendent in Russia and had earlier served as Director General of Naval Projects.
Key facts
- Took charge
- 30 January 2025
- Post
- Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition
- Predecessor
- Vice Admiral B Sivakumar
- Commissioned
- 1987
- Education
- Post-graduate, IIT Kharagpur
- Awards
- AVSM, Nao Sena Medal
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who assumed charge as the Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition of the Indian Navy on 30 January 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan
PIB 2097791: Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan assumed charge on 30 January 2025 from Vice Admiral B Sivakumar.
Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan, who became Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition in January 2025, served for more than nine years on which aircraft carrier?
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Correct answer: A — INS Viraat
PIB 2097791: he worked onboard INS Viraat for more than nine years; he was also involved in acquiring Vikramaditya as Warship Production Superintendent in Russia.