Western Fleet (India)

Western Fleet
Founded	1 March 1968
Country	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Type	Fleet
Part of	Western Naval Command
Headquarters	Mumbai
Commanders
FOCWF	Rear Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair, NM
Notable commanders	Rear Admiral E C Kuruvila, PVSM, AVSM

The Western Fleet is a Naval fleet of the Indian Navy. It is known as the 'Sword Arm' of the Indian Navy.^[1] It is headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra on the west coast of India. It is a part of the Western Naval Command and is responsible for the naval forces in the Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean.

The Western Fleet was formally constituted on 1 March 1968.^[1] The Fleet is commanded by a Two Star Flag Officer of the rank of Rear Admiral with the title Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF). Rear Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair is the current FOCWF, who took over on 10 November 2023. The current flagship of the Western Fleet is the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (R33).