| Honorific Prefix: | Rear Admiral |
| Sathish Vasudev | |
| Honorific Suffix: | NM |
| Serviceyears: | 1993 – present |
| Rank: | Rear Admiral |
| Commands: | Gujarat Naval Area |
Rear Admiral Sathish Vasudev, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area. He earlier served as the Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group.
Sathish graduated from the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1993. He is a specialist in Navigation and Direction. He attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the Naval War College, Goa.[1]
In his staff appointments, Sathish has served in the Directorate of Naval Operations as the War Room Commander, as the Director of Naval Plans and Commodore (Naval Plans) at Naval Headquarters and as the Commodore (Operations) of the Eastern Naval Command. He also served as the Director (Perspective Planning) at the Army headquarters. In addition, he has served as an instructor at his alma maters, the ND school, Kochi and at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington.[2]
In the rank of Commander, Sathish has commanded the Godavari-class guided-missile frigate and has been the executive officer of the lead ship of her class of frigates . He later commanded the Teg class Frigate in the rank of Captain. During his command, in 2019, Tarkash had a long Overseas Deployment to Africa, Europe and Russia. She called on many cities including Dakar, Lagos, Walvis Bay, Helsinki, Cadiz and St. Petersburg.[3] [4] [5] [6] She also participated in the Russian Navy Day celebrations.[7] He was awarded the Nau Sena Medal on 26 January 2022 for devotion to duty.[8]
Sathish was promoted to flag rank on 1 March 2024 and was appointed Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group and Advisor Offshore Security and Defence to the Government of India. After a short stint, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA), one of the five naval area commanders. He took over from Rear Admiral Anil Jaggi on 24 August 2024 at Porbandar.[9]
Sathish was awarded the Nau Sena Medal by the President of India for devotion to duty in the year 2022. He has also been commended by the Chief of the Naval Staff in 2009 and by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command in 2001.
| Nau Sena Medal | Samanya Seva Medal | Special Service Medal | Operation Vijay Medal | |
| Operation Parakram Medal | Sainya Seva Medal | 75th Independence Anniversary Medal | 50th Independence Anniversary Medal | |
| 30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal | ||