The Chief of Materiel (COM) is a senior Indian Navy appointment in the rank of Vice-Admiral. As a Principal Staff Officer (PSO) at Naval Headquarters (NHQ), the COM is responsible for all aspects of maintenance management and life-cycle support of all engineering, electrical, electronic, weapons, sensors, and IT-related systems for ships and submarines, along with responsibility for the creation of major marine and technical infrastructure. The present COM is Vice-Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, who succeeded Vice-Admiral Sandeep Naithani on 1 January 2024.

Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, AVSM, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Chief of Materiel. He earlier served as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition and as the Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam).