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Divakar Jayant, INAS, takes over as Director General of Naval Armament

February 3, 2026 Photo(s): By PIB
Divakar Jayant, INAS takes over as Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA) at Naval Headquarters, MoD, on February 2, 2026.

Divakar Jayant, INAS, has taken over as Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA) at Naval Headquarters, MoD, on February 2, 2026, succeeding P. Upadhyay, who superannuated on January 31, 2026.

Divakar Jayant belongs to the 1991 batch of the Indian Naval Armament Service. He joined the Naval Armament Organisation of the Indian Navy on December 28, 1992 and has held various senior positions, including Chief General Manager and General Manager/Principal Director, at Naval Armament Depots at Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Alwaye, and at NHQ/MoD, during a span of 33 years of service.

An Electrical Engineering graduate from IIT Delhi, the officer specialises in life-cycle management of Torpedoes and excels in planning of Explosive infrastructure projects besides having vast knowledge of HR and administration. The officer has also undergone the prestigious APPPA course (2017–18).