Rear Admiral Srinivas Maddula is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Sea Training.
Srinivas Maddula | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1993 – present |
| Rank | _OF-7.svg){kind=small}  Rear Admiral |
| Commands | INS Trikand (F51) INS Ganga (F22) INS Godavari (F20) INS Nipat (K86) INFAC T-80 |
Early life and education
editMaddula grew up in Hyderabad and was schooled at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet (HPS). He belonged to the batch of 1989 at HPS. He then joined and graduated from the National Defence Academy.
Naval career
editMaddula was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1993. In June 1998, the Fast attack craft (FAC) T-80 was commissioned at Mumbai. It was built in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries and Goa Shipyard Limited. As a young lieutenant, Maddula was the commissioning commanding officer of the FAC.[1]
Maddula attended the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College at Quantico, USA where he completed the staff course. He commanded the Vidyut-class missile boat INS Nipat (K86), part of the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron (Killer squadron). He later commanded the lead ship of her-class of guided-missile frigates INS Godavari (F20), and her sister ship INS Ganga (F22).[2]
Maddula attended the Naval War College, Goa. He then appointed commanding officer of the Talwar-class stealth guided-missile frigates INS Trikand (F51). Under his command, Trikand participated in Exercise Cutlass Express in early 2019. The exercise is conducted in the Western Indian Ocean by the United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa.[3][4]
Promoted to the rank of Commodore, Maddula moved to naval headquarters as Commodore (Intelligence). In this appointed he headed the Directorate of Naval Intelligence, under the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence). In April 2024, he represented India at the Maritime Security Conference at Bahrain. The conference was organised by the Combined Maritime Forces, Bahrain.[5]
Flag rank
editMaddula was promoted to flag rank in August 2024 and was appointed Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) at Kochi. The FOST functions under the operational and administrative jurisdiction of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command. As FOST, his charter included the conduct of the operational sea training of all ships of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. It includes enhancing crew proficiency in all aspects, including safe navigation practices, damage control and firefighting drills, weapon firings as well as seamanship training.[2]
Awards and decorations
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See also
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edit- ^ "Rediff On The NeT: Navy to acquire three sophisticated Russian vessels". m.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Southern Naval Command". x.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Singh, Harmeet (8 February 2019). "INS Trikand Participates In Exercise Cutlass Express 2019". ADU - Aviation Defence Universe. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Naval Exercise" (PDF). raksha-anirveda.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "NEWSLETTER APRIL 2024 | EUNAVFOR". eunavfor.eu. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.