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Vice Admiral Manish Chadha, AVSM, VSM, assumed charge as Director General Naval Operations on 3 August 2026.
The DGNO handles operational planning, maritime security missions and deployment of naval assets.
A Communication and Electronic Warfare specialist, he was commissioned on 1 July 1991 from the 78th course of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla.
His command appointments include CGS-05, INS Veer, INS Kirpan and the guided missile destroyer INS Mysore.
Before this appointment he was Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala.
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Director General Naval Operations, the Naval Headquarters appointment responsible for operational planning.
Location of the Indian Naval Academy in Kannur district, Kerala.
Location of the National Defence Academy, near Pune, Maharashtra.
A warship whose primary armament is guided missiles; INS Mysore belongs to the Delhi class.
A naval officer posted to an Indian embassy abroad to handle defence liaison.