The current Commander-in-Chief is Vice Admiral Suraj Berry who took command on 6 October 2023 as the 13th CinC SFC.

The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) was created on 4 January 2003 by the Government of India under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

[2] Air Marshal Teja Mohan Asthana was appointed the first commander-in-chief.

[3][4] The CinC SFC is a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation.

The CinC reports directly to the Chief of Defence Staff (India) (CDS).