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{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = '''Western Naval Command'''
| unit_name = '''Western Naval Command'''
| image = [[File:INS_Vikramaditya_(R33)_with_a_Sea_Harrier.jpg|center|300px]]
| image = File:Western Naval Command.jpg  
| caption = [[INS Vikramaditya]] at sea
| caption = Crest of the Western Naval Command
| dates =  
| dates =  
|country= {{flag|India}}
|country= {{flag|India}}
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| decorations =  
| decorations =  
| battle_honours = <!-- Commanders -->
| battle_honours = <!-- Commanders -->
| commander1 = [[Vice Admiral]] [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<ref name="uni-281121"/>
| commander1 = [[Vice Admiral]] [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]], [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<ref name="uni-281121"/>
| commander1_label = FOC-in-C
| commander1_label = FOC-in-C
| commander2 = [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sameer Saxena (admiral)|Sameer Saxena]], [[Nau Sena Medal|NM]]<ref name="PIB - FOCWF">{{cite web |title=CHANGE OF COMMAND OF WESTERN FLEET |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1785602 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
| commander2 = [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Vineet McCarty]]
 
| commander2_label = [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet|FOCWF]]
| commander2_label = [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet|FOCWF]]
| commander3_label = FOMA
| commander3_label = FOMA
| commander3 = [[Rear Admiral]] [[Sandeep Mehta]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashtra Naval Area|FOMA]]<ref name="PIB-FOMA"> {{cite web |title=REAR ADMIRAL MEHTA TAKES OVER AS FOMA |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1782277
| commander3 = [[Rear Admiral]] [[Sandeep Mehta]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<ref name="PIB-FOMA"> {{cite web |title=REAR ADMIRAL MEHTA TAKES OVER AS FOMA |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1782277
|website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>


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== Capabilities ==
== Capabilities ==
The Flagship carrier of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] is INS ''Vikramaditya''. The WNC is equipped with submarine pens, a carrier dock and main maintenance dockyards. The Carrier Battle Group of the Western Fleet consists of [[INS Vikramaditya|INS ''Vikramaditya'']], [[Delhi class destroyer|''Delhi'' class destroyer]]s, [[Talwar class frigate|''Talwar'' class frigate]]s, [[Brahmaputra class frigate|''Brahmaputra'' class frigate]]s, [[INS Kolkata]] Indian navy's brand new destroyer<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.firstpost.com/india/delay-mars-main-air-defence-weapon-deployment-ins-kolkata-1662943.html|title = Delay mars main air defence weapon deployment on INS Kolkata|date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and [[Sindhughosh class submarine|''Sindhughosh'' class submarine]]s. The Naval Aviation is provided by [[MiG-29K ]]fighters along with airborne early warning [[Kamov Ka-31]] Helicopters.
[[File:INS Vikramaditya (R33) with a Sea Harrier.jpg|thumb|right|{{ship|INS|Vikramaditya|R33}} at sea.]]
The Flagship carrier of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]] is INS ''Vikramaditya''. The WNC is equipped with submarine pens, a carrier dock and main maintenance dockyards. The Carrier Battle Group of the Western Fleet consists of [[INS Vikramaditya|INS ''Vikramaditya'']], [[Delhi class destroyer|''Delhi'' class destroyer]]s, [[Talwar class frigate|''Talwar'' class frigate]]s, [[Brahmaputra class frigate|''Brahmaputra'' class frigate]]s, [[INS Kolkata]], Indian navy's one of the most powerful destroyer<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.firstpost.com/india/delay-mars-main-air-defence-weapon-deployment-ins-kolkata-1662943.html|title = Delay mars main air defence weapon deployment on INS Kolkata|date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and [[Sindhughosh class submarine|''Sindhughosh'' class submarine]]s. The Naval Aviation is provided by [[MiG-29K ]]fighters along with airborne early warning [[Kamov Ka-31]] Helicopters.


Full-fledged shipbuilding facilities on the western seaboard include the [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in Mumbai, the [[Goa Shipyard Limited]] and the [[Cochin Shipyard]] Ltd in [[Kerala]], which is India's largest repair dry dock.
Full-fledged shipbuilding facilities on the western seaboard include the [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in Mumbai, the [[Goa Shipyard Limited]] and the [[Cochin Shipyard]] Ltd in [[Kerala]], which is India's largest repair dry dock.
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|-
|[[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF)
|[[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]  [[Sameer Saxena (admiral)|Sameer Saxena]], NM
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]  [[Vineet McCarty]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=CHANGE OF COMMAND OF WESTERN FLEET |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1785602 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Change of Command of Western Fleet - Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty takes Over as Cdr of The Sword Arm {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/change-command-western-fleet-rear-admiral-vineet-mccarty-takes-over-cdr-sword-arm |website=indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area
|Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Sandeep Mehta, [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Sandeep Mehta, [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1782277 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1782277 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Flag Officer Goa Area (FOGA) & Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA)
|Flag Officer Goa Area (FOGA) & Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Philipose George Pynumootil]], AVSM, NM
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Vikram Menon]], VSM
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Naval leg of Indo-Russian tri-service exercise starts in Goa |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/naval-leg-of-indo-russian-tri-service-exercise-starts-in-goa/articleshow/72480409.cms?from=mdr |website=The Economic Times |date=11 December 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=REAR ADMIRAL VIKRAM MENON TAKES OVER AS FOGA |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1821619 |website=www.pib.gov.in |access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA)
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sameer Saxena]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/IN_GDD/status/1597504861461188609 |website=Twitter |access-date=5 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group]] (FODAG)
|[[Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group]] (FODAG)
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Mookerjee Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-04-29_159.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 April 1984|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Subimal Mookerjee Retires From Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-03-01_127.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 March 1986|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Mookerjee Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-04-29_159.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 April 1984|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Subimal Mookerjee Retires From Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-03-01_127.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 March 1986|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
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|-
|S Jain
|Sukhmal Jain
|28 February 1986
|28 February 1986
|31 December 1990
|31 December 1990
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/D-K-Joshi-is-new-chief-of-Western-Naval-Command/articleshow/8129905.cms|title=D K Joshi is new chief of Western Naval Command - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/D-K-Joshi-is-new-chief-of-Western-Naval-Command/articleshow/8129905.cms|title=D K Joshi is new chief of Western Naval Command - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>
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|-
|[[Shekhar Sinha|Sekhar Sinha]]
|[[Shekhar Sinha]]
|1 September 2012
|1 September 2012
|31 May 2014
|31 May 2014
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