A. N. Pramod

Vice Admiral A. N. Pramod, AVSM, YSM is a serving flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. He earlier served as the Director General Naval Operations during Operation Sindoor.

Early life and education Pramod attended the Naval Academy, Goa as part of the 38th Integrated Cadet Course.

Naval career Pramod was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1990. He is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare. He trained as a naval aviator and qualified as a Naval Air Operations Officer. He underwent the Sea King observer course where he qualified as a 'Cat A' observer. He was awarded the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command Rolling Trophy for standing first in flying training/ground subjects and the Uttar Pradesh trophy for being first in the Overall Order of Merit.

Pramod stood second in the Long Communication Course. In his early years, he served as the Gunnery Officer II (GO II) of the Khukri-class corvette and as the Signal and Communications officer (SCO) of the Sukanya-class patrol vessel . He also attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He served as Joint Director of Naval Air Staff and as the Joint Director of Aircraft Acquisition at naval headquarters. He served as a member of the Tactical Audit Group from 2006 to 2009. He was a member of the Indian Naval Strategic and Operational Council from 2016 to 2019. In November that year, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA). He took over from Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta on 28 November 2022. After a year-long tenure, he relinquished charge and handed over to Rear Admiral Manish Chadha. For his tenure as FOMA, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2024. In the same month, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) at NHQ. He served as the DGNO during Operation Sindoor, for which he was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal (YSM).

The citation for the YSM reads as follows:

On 1 August 2026, Pramod was appointed the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and took over from Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti.

Personal life Pramod is married to Ambili Pramod. The couple has a daughter, Chitranjali, and a son, Siddhanta.

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