Rajesh Pendharkar: Difference between revisions

| honorific_prefix = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]

| image        = File:VAdm Rajesh Pendharkar.jpg

| image_size    = 200px

| rank          = [[File:IN Vice Admiral Shoulder curl.png|20px]] [[File:13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg|20px]] [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]

| commands      = Maharashtra Naval Area<br/>{{ship|INS|Viraat|R22}}<br/>{{ship|INS|Shivalik|F47}}<br/>{{ship|INS|Kora|P61}}

| awards        =[[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br/>[[File:Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]

[[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Rajesh Pendharkar''', [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a serving [[Flag officer]] in the [[Indian Navy]]. He currently serves as the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO). He earlier served as the [[Flag Officer Sea Training (India)|Flag Officer Sea Training]] (FOST) and as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA).

Pendharkar is a graduate of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], Khadakvasla. He was commissioned into the [[Indian Navy]] in January 1987. He attended the  graduate course of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington, as well as the [[Naval War College, Goa|Naval War College]]. Pendharkar also attended the [[Naval War College|Naval Command College]], Rhode Island, USA. He holds a Master’s Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies.<ref name="IN website - FOST">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-rajesh-pendharkar-avsm-vsm-assumes-charge-flag-officer-sea-training-kochi|title=Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Sea Training, Kochi {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>

Pendharkar was commissioned into the Indian Navy in January 1987. He is an [[Anti-submarine warfare|Anti-Submarine Warfare]] (ASW) specialist. His operational assignments include commissioning crew of the [[Sukanya-class patrol vessel]] {{ship|INS|Subhadra|P51}}, ASW Officer of the [[Nilgiri-class frigate (1972)|Nilgiri-class frigate]] {{ship|INS|Dunagiri|F36}} and the [[Godavari-class frigate|Godavari-class]] [[guided-missile frigate]] {{ship|INS|Ganga|F22}}.<ref name="IN website - FOST"/>

 

Pendharkar served as the [[Executive Officer]] of the [[Khukri-class corvette]] {{ship|INS|Kirpan|P44}} and the [[Delhi-class destroyer|Delhi-class]] [[guided-missile destroyer]] {{ship|INS|Mysore|D60}}. He has commanded the [[lead ship]] of [[Kora-class corvette|her class of corvettes]] {{ship|INS|Kora|P61}} and the lead ship of [[Shivalik-class frigate|her class]] of [[stealth ship|stealth]] missile frigate {{ship|INS|Shivalik|F47}}. He also commanded the [[aircraft carrier]] {{ship|INS|Viraat|R22}} and was her penultimate [[commanding officer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-rajesh-pendharkar-assumes-charge-flag-officer-commanding-maharashtra-naval-area|title=Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>

 

His staff assignments include [[Flag Lieutenant]] to the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area, and instructor at the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]]. He has also served Joint Director in the Directorate of Staff Requirements and Joint Director in the Directorate of Personnel. As a [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]], he served as the Principal Director, Net-Centric Operations and as the Principal Director in the Directorate of Personnel.<ref name="FOMA">{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1569498 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>  

===Flag rank===

Pendharkar was promoted to the rank of [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] in February 2016 and was appointed Assistant Chief of [[Integrated Defence Staff]] (ACIDS) at Defence Intelligence Agency.He then moved to HQ [[Western Naval Command]] as the Chief Staff Officer (Operations). On 25 March 2019, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area.<ref name="FOMA"/> In February 2020, he took over as the [[Flag Officer Sea Training (India)|Flag Officer Sea Training]] (FOST) in Kochi. As FOST, his charter included the conduct of the operational sea training of all ships of the [[Indian Navy]] and the [[Indian Coast Guard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indusdictum.com/2020/02/13/rear-admiral-rajesh-pendharkar-appointed-new-flag-officer-sea-training-indian-navy/|title=Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar appointed new Flag Officer Sea Training, Indian Navy|last=|first=|date=13 February 2020|website=Indus Dictum|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/new-flag-officer-sea-training-takes-charge/article30805604.ece|title=New Flag Officer Sea Training takes charge|date=2020-02-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-04-11|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

 

 

 

 

{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Sea Training (India)|Flag Officer Sea Training]]|years=2020 - 2021}}

{{s-aft|after= Rajesh Dhankhar}}

{{s-aft|after= [[Vennam Srinivas]]}}