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Senior Officer of the Indian Navy

For other uses, seeCommodore Submarine Service.

Flag Officer Submarines
Flag of the FOSM (Rear Admiral's flag)
Incumbent Rear Admiral Chetan C Chandegave since Sept 2, 2024
Indian Navy
Abbreviation	FOSM
Reports to	Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command
Seat	Visakhapatnam
Formation	1987
First holder	Rear Admiral Arun Auditto,AVSM,NM

TheFlag Officer Submarines (FOSM) is the single-point class authority of submarines in the Indian Navy. Atwo star Officer holding the rank ofRear Admiral, the FOSM is responsible for submarine safety, submarine training, maintenance and operating schedules and operational readiness inspections. The current FOSM isRear Admiral Chetan C Chandegave who assumed office on 1 Sept 2024.

History

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RAdm Chetan C Chandegave (left) takes over as the 18th FOSM, from RAdm K Venkatraman.

The submarine arm of theIndian Navy was formed with the commissioning ofINS Kalvari (S23) in December 1967. Three other submarines –Khanderi,Karanj andKursura were acquired from theSoviet Union and the 8th Submarine squadron was formed.^[1] Thesubmarine base INS Virbahu inVisakhapatnam was commissioned on 19 May 1971 as the shore support base for submarines.^[2] The Commanding Officer ofVirbahu functioned as the Captain of the submarine squadron and the class Authority for all submarines.^[3]

In 1985, the Navy's Command and Control structure was streamlined. To rationalise Command and Control of the Submarine Arm, a single-point class authority was constituted which would be located at the Submarine Headquarters in Visakhapatnam. This authority would be responsible for all training and maintenance of submarines, analogous to Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA).^[3] The authority was christenedFlag Officer Submarines (FOSM) and Rear AdmiralArun Auditto,AVSM,NM took over as the first FOSM.^[4] The FOSM was to be responsible to NHQ for all Class Authority and training functions in regard to submarines. The FOSM would be under the administrative control of theFlag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command. (FOC-in-C ENC), but interact with the FOC-in-C of both Eastern Naval Command andWestern Naval Command on all matters related to his charter of duties.

In the 1990s, the need for a senior officer at Naval headquarters was felt. The officer would impart senior level advice on submarine matters. On 14 October 1996, the appointment of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Submarines) (ACNS SM) was created. Rear Admiral Arun Kumar Singh,AVSM,NM took over as the first ACNS (SM).^[4] He also dual-hatted as the FOSM. While the policy decisions were taken by the FOSM, the administration of the submarine HQ was carried out by aCommodore.^[4]^[5] The ACNS functioned under theDeputy Chief of the Naval Staff. In January 2001, the post of ACNS (SM) was instituted as a separate billet. The ACNS (SM) is based at NHQ while the FOSM is based at Visakhapatnam.^[6]

Structure

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The submarine base INS Virbahu and the submarine training schoolINS Satavahana come under the FOSM. INS Satavahana, being a training establishment comes under theFlag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command since the command is the training command of the Navy. FOSM provides necessary support to FOC-in-C South for technical aspects of submarine training.^[7]

List of FOSM

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S.No.	Name	Assumed office	Left office	Notes
1	Rear Admiral Arun AudittoAVSM, NM	1 May 1987	31 July 1988	First FOSM.^[4]
2	Rear Admiral J. M. S. SodhiVSM	1 August 1988^{[n 1]}	24 March 1991	Later served asFortress Commander, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3	Rear Admiral R. N. GaneshAVSM, NM	25 March 1991	11 October 1992	Later served asFlag Officer Commanding Western Fleet,Fortress Commander, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Director General of the Indian Coast Guard andFlag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command.^[8]
4	Rear Admiral S. C. AnandAVSM	12 October 1992	31 October 1996
5	Rear Admiral Arun Kumar SinghAVSM, NM	1 November 1996	9 March 2000	Later served asDirector General of the Indian Coast Guard,Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command andFlag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.^[9]
6	Rear Admiral R. K. SharmaAVSM, VSM	10 March 2000	5 November 2001
7	Rear Admiral Arun Kumar SinghAVSM, NM	6 November 2001	24 June 2002	Second tenure.
8	Rear Admiral K. N. SushilNM	25 June 2002	15 August 2005	Later served asFlag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command.
9	Rear Admiral A. Y. KalaskarNM, VSM	16 August 2005	31 August 2006	Later served as FOMA.^[10]
10	Rear Admiral Pradeep Kumar ChatterjeeNM	1 September 2006	25 November 2008	Later served asDeputy Chief of the Naval Staff andCommander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command.
11	Rear Admiral M. T. MoraesAVSM	26 November 2008	28 July 2011	^[11]
12	Rear Admiral Srikant	29 July 2011	21 September 2012	Later served asCommandant of the National Defence College andDirector General Project Seabird.^[11]
13	Rear Admiral S. V. BhokareYSM, NM	22 September 2012	24 September 2015	Later Inspector General Nuclear Safety.^[12]
14	Rear Admiral Sanjay MahindruNM	25 September 2015	10 October 2016	LaterDeputy Chief of the Naval Staff^[13]
15	Rear Admiral Vennam SrinivasNM	11 October 2016^{[n 2]}	5 February 2020	CurrentFlag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command.^[13]
16	Rear Admiral A. Y. Sardesai	5 February 2020^{[n 3]}	31 March 2023	Current Inspector General Nuclear Safety^[14]
17	Rear Admiral K. VenkatramanVSM	1 April 2023	1 Sept 2024	^[15]
18	Rear Admiral Chetan C Chandegave	1 Sept 2024	Present	Current FOSM.^[16]

Notes

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^Appointed as aCommodore, promoted to the rank of rear-admiral on 22 August 1988.
^Appointed as a Commodore, promoted to the rank of rear-admiral on 24 October 2016.
^Appointed as a Commodore, promoted to the rank of rear-admiral on 1 July 2020.

References

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^Singh 1991, p. 217.
^Shekhawat, Adm VS. "A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART".Quarterdeck (2021).
^^a ^bHiranandani 2005.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"Firsts in Submarine Arm of IN | Indian Navy".www.indiannavy.nic.in.
^Hiranandani 2010.
^Singh 2018, p. 248.
^"INS Satavahana | Indian Navy".www.indiannavy.nic.in.
^"RN Ganesh".International Strategic and Security Studies Programme | NIAS | India. 2018-02-13.
^"New Flag Appointments in the Navy".archive.pib.gov.in.
^"Governor calls corporate world to employ ex-servicemen".www.oneindia.com. 2007-12-14.
^^a ^bStaff Reporter (2011-07-30)."Srikant takes charge".The Hindu.
^"h20".www.sainiksamachar.nic.in.
^^a ^b"Rear Admiral Vennam Srinivas, NM takes over as Flag Officer Submarines | Indian Navy".www.indiannavy.nic.in.
^"Flag Officer Submarines | Indian Navy".www.indiannavy.nic.in.
^"Rear Admiral K Venkatraman took over as the 17th Flag Officer Submarines from Rear Admiral AY Sardesai at Visakhapatnam".Twitter. Retrieved3 April 2023.
^"Spokesperson Navy".x.com. Retrieved7 September 2024.

Bibliography

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Singh, Satyindra (1991),Blueprint to bluewater: The Indian Navy, 1951-65, Lancer International,ISBN 978-8170621485
Hiranandani, G M (2005),Transition to eminence : the Indian navy 1976-1990, Lancer Publishers,ISBN 978-8170622666
Hiranandani, G. M. (2010),Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991-2000, Lancer InterConsult, Incorporated,ISBN 978-1935501268
Singh, Anup (2018),Blue Waters Ahoy!: The Indian Navy 2001-2010, HarperCollins Publishers India,ISBN 978-9353025526

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