Rear Admiral Kunnisery Mallath Ramakrishnan, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area. He earlier served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Communication, Space, Network Centric Operations) at Naval Headquarters.
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1991 – present |
| Rank | _OF-7.svg){kind=small}  Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | Karnataka Naval Area INS Betwa (F39) INS Subhadra (P51) INS Nirbhik (K41) |
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Ramakrishnan graduated from the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1991. He is a specialist in Navigation and Direction. After his specialisation, he served as the Navigating Officer of the Sukanya-class patrol vessel INS Sharda (P55), the Khukri-class corvette INS Kuthar (P46), the Rajput-class destroyer INS Rana (D52), the training ship INS Krishna (F46), and the lead ship of Talwar-class frigates INS Talwar (F40).[1]
Ramakrishnan attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and the Army War College, Mhow. He holds an MPhil in Defence & Management, an M.Phil in Defence Studies, an M.Sc in Defence Studies and a Masters in Human Resource Management. In his staff appointments, Ramakrishnan has served as Directing staff at his alma mater Defence Services Staff College. He also served as the Fleet Navigation Officer of the Eastern Fleet and as the Command Plans Officer of the Western Naval Command.[2]
Ramakrishnan has commanded the Veer-class missile vessel INS Nirbhik (K41) and the Sukanya-class patrol vessel INS Subhadra (P51). He subsequently commanded the Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate INS Betwa (F39). During his command tenure, Betwa was adjudged the 'Most Spirited Ship' of the Western Fleet in 2016.[3]
As a Commodore, Ramakrishnan served as the Commodore in charge of the Kochi Workup Team. During this tenure, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2018.[4][5][6] He then moved to naval headquarters as Commodore (Network Centric Operations). As the Commodore (NCO), he represented India at the 2019 Trilateral Indian Ocean Maritime Security workshop in Fremantle, Australia.[7]
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Ramakrishnan was promoted to flag rank and was appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Communication, Space, Network Centric Operations) (ACNS (CSNCO)) at the naval headquarters. ACNS (CSNCO) is an Assistant Principal Staff Officer appointment reporting into the Director General of Naval Operations. As On 1 April 2023, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area (FOK).[8] As FOK, he is responsible for the operations and administration of all units and establishments in Karnataka, including the Naval Base Karwar.[1][9]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Rear Admiral KM Ramakrishnan takes charge as Flag Officer of Karnataka Naval Area". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Karwar: K.M. Ramakrishnan, new Commander of Karnataka naval area". newskarnataka.com. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Western Fleet Evening 2016 conducted | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Medal Winners | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Southern Naval Command celebrates Republic Day". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Three Keralites to get Param Vishisht Seva medal". OnManorama. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Indonesian, Indian, Australian Navies Hold Trilateral Security Talks". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "RAdm KM Ramakrishnan, VSM assumed duties of #FOK today 10 Apr at a ceremonial parade at Karwar Naval Base". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Rear Admiral K M Ramakrishnan calls on Governor of Karnataka Thawar Chand Gehlot – KARWAR MIRROR". karwarmirror.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.