VAdm Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as CPS on 17 April 2023. The Flag Officer was commissioned into Indian Navy on 01 July 1987 and is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare. He is an alumnus of NDA, Khadakwasla, Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham, UK, College of Naval Warfare, Karanja and United States NWC, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. A recipient of AVSM and VSM, Admiral has held several key operational, staff and training appointments in his naval career including command of missile vessels INS Vidyut and INS Vinash, missile corvette INS Kulish, guided missile destroyer INS Mysore, and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. On promotion to Flag rank, he served as CSO(Training) at Headquarters SNC, Kochi and played a key role in conduct of all training in Indian Navy. He was also instrumental in raising INST that oversees Operational safety across all verticals of Navy. He then went on to head work up organisation of Navy as FOST, after which he was privileged to be chosen for extremely prestigious appointment of FOCWF. After commanding the Sword Arm, he tenanted the appointment of Flag Officer Offshore Defence Advisory Group and Advisor Offshore Security and Defence to Govt of India. He was later appointed as COS of WNC, a position he held till assuming his current assignment. Admiral Swaminathan's educational qualifications include a BSc degree from JNU, New Delhi, MSc in Telecommunications from CUSAT, Kochi, MA in Defence Studies from King's College, London, MPhil in Strategic Studies from Mumbai University and PhD in International Studies from Mumbai University.
