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Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM takes over as Controller Warship Production & Acquisition

November 30, 2019 Photo(s): By PRO (Navy)
Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM

Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM, takes over as Controller Warship Production and Acquisition from Vice Admiral Ajay Kumar Saxena, PVSM, AVSM, VSM today, on November 30, 2019.

Commissioned in the Indian Navy on March 31, 1983, Vice Admiral SR Sarma an electrical engineer, had served as an electrical officer of guided missile destroyer INS Mysore. As a Flag Officer, he has held appointments as Assistant Chief of Materiel (Information Technology & Systems) at Naval headquarters, Admiral Superintendent Dockyard at Visakhapatnam, Chief Staff Officer (Tech) at Eastern Naval Command, Director General Naval Projects at Visakhapatnam and Director General Advanced Technology Vessel Project at Delhi.

Vice Admiral SR Sarma, takes over as Controller Warship Production and Acquisition (CWP&A) from Vice Admiral Ajay Kumar Saxena, who retires today after putting in a distinguished service of more than 38 years & was CWP&A from November 1, 2018.

As CWP&A, he is the controller of acquisition of all ships and submarines under production at shipyards, both Indian and foreign. He heads the design directorates of the Navy responsible for designing ships and submarines and also the steering directorates project ships and submarines under construction.

Vice Admiral AK Saxena who retires today after putting in a distinguished service of more than 38 years and had a tenure of 13 months as CWP&A from November 1, 2018.