Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan appointed Chief of the Naval Staff

Exam-focused facts from the 10 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan was appointed as the Chief of the Naval Staff by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, the current Chief of the Naval Staff, will retire from service on May 31, 2026.
He is a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, and Vishisht Seva Medal.
He has held command of the missile vessels INS Vidyut and Vinash, the missile corvette INS Kulish, the guided missile destroyer INS Mysore, and the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
His academic qualifications include a BSc from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), an MSc from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), an MA from King's College London, and an MPhil and PhD from Mumbai University.