Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh has assumed charge as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Communication Space and Network Centric Operation) on promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral on 19 November 2015. The post was created in 2013 to accord focus to the Indian Navy’s drive towards networked operations and utilisation of space-based assets. He is the second officer to hold the post and takes over from Rear Admiral Kishan K Pandey.