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Bullet Points for Military Transformation
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ew Delhi. Lt Gen Manoj Pande took charge as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Army on February 1, succeeding Lt Gen C P Mohanty.
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Lt Gen Pande was serving as the Eastern Army Commander before assuming the new role. He has tenanted important staff assignments and was posted as Chief Engineer at the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. He was Director-General at Army Headquarters dealing with subjects of discipline, ceremonial and welfare.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) in December 1982. He is a graduate of Staff College, Camberley (United Kingdom) and attended the Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow at Indore in Madhya Pradesh and National Defence College (NDC) at Delhi.
During his 37 years of distinguished service, he took an active part in Operation Vijay and Operation Parakaram.
Mumbai: In an impressive ceremony, Rear Admiral KP Arvindan took charge as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard from Rear Admiral B Sivakumar, on January 14.
Rear Admiral Arvindan, an alumnus of Naval College of Engineering, INS Shivaji, Lonavla, is from the first batch of the Naval Engineering Course and was commissioned into the Indian Navy in November 1987. The Admiral holds a B-Tech degree in Marine Engineering and a M-Tech degree in Industrial Engineering from NITIE, Mumbai.
In a career spanning over 34 years of service, the Admiral served in various capacities, including at command headquarters, training establishments, the marine gas turbine overhaul centre, INS Eksila, and Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. He has served onboard a Petya class patrol vessel, the missile corvette Kirpan and guided missile destroyers Rajput and Ranjit. His recent appointments include being the Commanding Officer of the premier training establishment, INS Shivaji, and Commodore (Fleet Maintenance), an assignment he handled for a period of four years, handling issues related to maintenance and repair support for the aircraft carrier, Vikramaditya, and the submarine fleet of the Indian Navy.
On promotion to the flag rank, the officer was appointed as Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard, Karwar. A recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal, the Admiral was serving as Chief Staff Officer (Technical) at Headquarters, Western Naval Command, prior to taking over the present assignment.
new Delhi. Vice Admiral Puneet K Bahl took over as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala on December 26, 2021. The Flag Officer was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1984. An alumnus of NDA Khadakvasla, he has undertaken the Staff Course at DSSC Wellington and the Naval Higher Command Course at College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai. An experienced Maritime Reconnaissance Pilot, he has flown six different types of aircraft. His operational experience includes active participation in flying operations in Op Tasha and Op Vijay. He is also a qualified Ship’s diver. He has held a wide array of challenging operational, staff and training assignments.
He has had tenures at INS Garuda, INS Rajali, AFS Yelhanka and CGAS 700 whilst on flying duties and ship tenures onboard INS Vikrant, Betwa, Godavari, Sujata and Porbandar. His training and staff assignments include tenures as Directing Staff at DSSC Wellington and JDNAS (Aviation Plans) at Naval Headquarters, where he successfully steered cases for aircraft inductions and drafted the Naval Aviation Perspective and Infrastructure plans. His command tenures include the guided missile frigate INS Betwa, offshore patrol vessel, INS Sujata and INS Rajali, one of the premier strategic airbases of the country. Whilst in command of Rajali, he successfully oversaw the smooth induction and operationalization of the P8I aircraft from the base, which was awarded with the Unit Citation by the Chief of the Naval staff during his tenure.
He was also based at the Embassy of India at Tokyo from 2007–10 as the Defence Attache, Japan with concurrent accreditation to Republic of Korea, where he was instrumental in coordinating and facilitating a landmark Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation between India and Japan and also for drawing up an action plan for furthering defence and security Cooperation between the two countries.
new Delhi. Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti assumed charge as Director General, Project Seabird/ IHQ MoD (Navy) from Vice Admiral Puneet K Bahl on December 24, 2021. Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti was Commanding Eastern Fleet prior assuming his present appointment and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1988. He is an alumnus of the 72nd Course, National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, and was awarded the President’s Gold Medal on passing out. He was the recipient of the ‘Binoculars’ during Sea Cadet Training, Sword of Honour during Midshipmen training and Adm RD Katari Trophy for standing first during Sub Lt Courses. The Flag Officer is a Navigation and Direction specialist, where he stood first in the Course and was adjudged the Best All-round Trainee. He has undergone the Command and Staff Course from France during 20022003 and the Naval Higher Command Course in 2009-2010, where he has awarded the CNS Gold Medal for Best Op Paper. His afloat appointments include Navigating Officer of INS Kirpan, commissioning Navigating Officer of INS Mysore, Direction Officer, INS Viraat and Executive Officer, INS Delhi.
new Delhi: Rear admiral sanjay Bhalla took over the Command of the eastern Fleet, the sword arm of the eastern naval Command, from Rear admiral Tarun sobti on december 20, 2021.
Rear admiral sanjay Bhalla was commissioned into the indian navy on January 1, 1989 and is a specialist in Communication and electronic Warfare. The Flag Officer is an alumnus of the defence services staff College, Wellington; College of naval Warfare, Mumbai and Royal College of defence studies, London. during his illustrious career spanning 33 years, he served onboard several capital ships as signal Communication Officer. his sea commands include those of missile vessel ins nishank, anti-submarine warfare frigate ins Taragiri and guided-missile frigate ins Beas. his prestigious staff and operational appointments include those as Training Commander at the indian naval academy, director at Maritime doctrine and Concepts Centre and naval assistant to the Chief of naval staff. he also served as the naval adviser at the high Commission of india, islamabad. Prior to assuming command of the eastern Fleet, the Flag Officer was assistant Chief of Personnel (human Resource development) at integrated headquarters (navy), new delhi.
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eW DeLHI. Boeing announced January 11 the appointment of Alain Garcia as the vice president of business development for its defence and services business in India, effective immediately. Garcia will be based in New Delhi.
Garcia will build on Boeing’s presence in the country, leading business growth, strengthening customer relationships and pursuing new defense and services opportunities. He will report to Maria Laine, vice president, international business development at Boeing Defense, Space & Security and Government Services. Garcia succeeds Michael Koch, who has moved to another role with Boeing Defense, Space and Security in the United States.
Garcia joined Boeing in 2008 and has held several leadership positions within the company across several functions and locations including Europe, United States, Asia and Middle East, Turkey and Africa. He began his career at Boeing as a pilot instructor and has held several pilot training specialist roles.
Before joining Boeing, Alain served in the US Navy as a naval aviator and instructor with over 2,000 flying hours on multiple aircraft, including the F/A-18. During his time in the Navy, he served four years as part of Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Japan as part of Carrier Air Wing 5, made seven deployments, two of which were combat deployments, and amassed over 75 combat missions at the start of both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Alain has over 450 carrier landings and has earned numerous awards and decorations.
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une. udChalo, a leading consumer technology company that exclusively serves India’s defence forces, veterans and their dependents, appointed Subedar Major Yogendra Yadav (Retd.) PVC – a celebrated Kargil war hero to its advisory board on army day. This appointment is aimed to further strengthen its consumer insight and personalise the offering for the discerning customer base. The war veteran brings with him in-depth knowledge of udChalo’s customer base. His experience through various ranks in the army gives him an upper hand in understanding the pulse of the fraternity which will further catapult the growth of udChalo by rolling out relevant services for udChalo users. With its mission to make lives simpler for soldiers, udChalo always needs an insider perspective of problems faced by army personnel and their families. Having a decorated army veteran in their advisory board will greatly help udChalo in pinpointing the pertinent and crucial issues faced by defence personnel and bring up ways to resolve those problems.
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haifa: Rafael advanced defense systems has appointed dr Judith hocherman-Frommer as its incoming executive vice President for Research and development. dr hocherman-Frommer holds a doctor of science (sc.d.) in electrical engineering from the Technion. since joining Rafael nearly twenty years ago, dr hochermanFrommer has held several senior engineering, and research and development positions within the company. Today, she is the deputy head of Research and development in Rafael’s air and intelligence systems division.
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Abu Dhabi –
UAe: The UAE’s EDGE Group has reorganised its Board of Directors, as it prepares for the next phase of growth as one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups for defence and beyond.
His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai, who remains at the helm of EDGE, assumed the new role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at the group.
Based at EDGE Group’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Mansour Mohamed AlMulla joined EDGE as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
AlMulla’s professional career has spanned 22 years to date, with successful tenures in several leadership positions at major corporations in the UAE, including most recently as Group Chief Investment Officer at ADQ, and various senior management positions at Mubadala Investment Company, including Chief Financial Officer at Mubadala Petroleum. He is also a Board member of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC ‘Taqa’, Abu Dhabi Ports Company PJSC, Abu Dhabi Global Market, and Etihad Aviation Group PJSC. Other members of the new Board of Directors include Kamal Al Maazmi, Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Mohamed Saif Al Ariyani, Saeed Al Mazrouei, and Samer Saleh Abdulhaq.
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BeTHesDA, Md., Lockheed Martin announced the appointment of Jesus “Jay” Malave as the company’s next chief financial officer, effective immediately. Malave most recently held the positions of senior vice president and CFO for L3Harris. Prior to that, he served as vice president and CFO of Carrier Corporation, an operating unit of United Technologies Corporation (UTC). During his more than 20 years at UTC, Jay also served as vice president and CFO of UTC Aerospace Systems and head of Investor Relations. “Lockheed Martin’s strong balance sheet and enviable position as the aerospace and defence leader provides tremendous opportunities ahead to the benefit of our customers, shareholders, employees, and taxpayers,” said Malave. “It is a privilege to lead such a highly regarded finance organization and advance the company’s vision to deter the threats of the future and connect domains for a more secure world.”
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Waltham, mass. Raytheon Technologies Corporation has appointed Christopher T. Calio as Chief Operating Officer and shane G. eddy as President of its Pratt & Whitney business unit, effective March 1, 2022. as Chief Operating Officer, Calio will oversee the company’s four business units as well as its technology and engineering; enterprise services and digital; and operations, quality, environmental, health and safety and supply chain functions. Calio will continue to report directly to Chairman and CeO Greg hayes. With over 20 years of executive leadership experience, Calio has spent the past decade in aerospace and defence. in his most recent position as President of Pratt & Whitney, he oversaw the significant ramp and introduction of numerous product enhancements, including the recent introduction of the GTF advantage™ engine as well as the F135 program. shane eddy, who was svP and Chief Operations Officer at Pratt & Whitney, replaced Calio as President of Pratt & Whitney. eddy joined Pratt & Whitney in 2016, with prior experience at Ge aviation, sikorsky aircraft Corporation and Bell Textron.
