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While the provision for the rank of [[Admiral of the Fleet]] exists, it is primarily intended for major wartime use and honour. No officer of the Indian Navy has yet been conferred this rank. Both the [[Indian Army|Army]] and [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] have had officers who have been conferred with the equivalent rank – [[Field Marshal (India)|Field Marshals]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] and [[Kodandera Madappa Cariappa|Cariappa]] of the Army and [[Marshal of the Air Force#India|Marshal of the Indian Air Force (MIAF)]] [[Arjan Singh]].<ref name="Did You Know That Only 3 People Have Been Given The Highest Ranks In The Indian Armed Forces?" /> | While the provision for the rank of [[Admiral of the Fleet]] exists, it is primarily intended for major wartime use and honour. No officer of the Indian Navy has yet been conferred this rank. Both the [[Indian Army|Army]] and [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] have had officers who have been conferred with the equivalent rank – [[Field Marshal (India)|Field Marshals]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] and [[Kodandera Madappa Cariappa|Cariappa]] of the Army and [[Marshal of the Air Force#India|Marshal of the Indian Air Force (MIAF)]] [[Arjan Singh]].<ref name="Did You Know That Only 3 People Have Been Given The Highest Ranks In The Indian Armed Forces?" /> | ||
The highest ranked naval officer in organization structure is the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]], who holds the rank of admiral.<ref name="Indian Navy - Rank and Ratings"/> | |||
== Aircraft carriers == | == Aircraft carriers == | ||