Dinesh K Tripathi

Tripathi graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune.

Tripathi was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the Executive branch on 1 July 1985. He is a specialist in Communication and Electronic warfare. In the early years of his career, he served as a Signals Communication officer and Electronic Warfare Officer of the Guided missile destroyer, INS Mumbai (D62). He has completed the staff course at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in Wellington Cantonment where he won the Thimayya Medal, the higher command course at the Naval War College, Goa. He has also attended the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island in the United States when he was awarded the Robert E Bateman International Prize.[3]

Tripathi has commanded the Veer-class missile vessel INS Kirch (P62), the Kora-class corvette INS Vinash (K47) and the Talwar-class Guided missile frigate INS Trishul (F43).[4] He has also served as the Second-in-command of the Delhi-class Guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai (D62).[5]

Tripathi has served as the Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet. In his staff appointments, he has served as the Director of Naval Operations and as the Principal Director Network Centric Operations. He also served as the Principal Director Naval Plans at Naval HQ.[6]

On promotion to Flag Rank, Tripathi took over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) at Naval HQ. He then assumed the office of Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet on 15 January 2018.[7] For his command of the Eastern Fleet, Vice Adm Dinesh K Tripathi was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2019.[8]

On 12 June 2019, on promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral, Tripathy took over as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy from Vice Admiral R. B. Pandit.[9]

• Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet
• Eastern Fleet
• Commandant of Indian Naval Academy