Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh, AVSM, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy.
He was the commissioning gunnery officer of the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates INS Brahmaputra (1994).
He was also the commissioning executive officer of the lead ship of her class of stealth guided missile frigates INS Shivalik (F47).
During his command of the Khukri, in December 2011, the ship was awarded the Unit Citation for successful conduct of anti-piracy operations.
[2] On promotion to Flag rank, Singh took over as the Chief Staff Officer (Operations) (CSO Ops) at the Western Naval Command.
[11][5] He also served as the Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resource Development) (ACOP HRD) at naval headquarters.
[13] In the same month, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed Controller Personnel Services at NHQ.