Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan assumed charge as the 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff on 1 August 2025.
Summary
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan assumed charge as the 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) on 1 August 2025 and laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi. An alumnus of the 71st course of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1988 and is a specialist in gunnery and missile systems. He has commanded ships including the guided missile frigate INS Sahyadri as its commissioning commanding officer, and took over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet in February 2020. He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021.
Key facts
- Post
- 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
- Assumed charge
- 1 Aug 2025
- Commissioned
- 1 Jan 1988
- Specialisation
- Gunnery and missile systems
- Earlier
- FOC Eastern Fleet from Feb 2020
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Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan assumed charge as the 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff on 1 August 2025.