VAdm Tarun Sobti assumed charge as DCNS on 01 Oct 2023. Admiral was commissioned into Indian Navy on 01 Jul 1988 and is a Navigation and Direction Specialist. In his career spanning over 35 years, he has held a variety of Command and Staff appointments both ashore and afloat. The Flag Officer has commanded INS Nishank, a Missile Boat, INS Kora, a Missile Corvette, and Guided Missile Destroyer INS Kolkata. In his staff tenures he has served in DSR and DOP, and as NA at the Embassy of India at Moscow. On promotion to the rank of RAdm in 2019, he was appointed as Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at INA, Ezhimala and subsequently asFOCEF. On elevation to the rank of VAdm in 2021, he took over as DG Project Seabird prior taking over the present appointment as DCNS at NHQ MoD. The Flag Officer was awarded VSM in 2020 and AVSM in 2022 by Hon’ble President of India. He has succeeded VAdm Sanjay Mahindru who retired after more than 38 years of illustrious service on 30 Sep 2023. During the tenure of VAdm Sanjay Mahindru as DCNS, Indian Navy witnessed a number of significant achievements that have elevated India’s maritime reach and operational tempo, as also a number of successful strategic cooperation initiatives with friendly foreign countries.
