Divakar Jayant takes over as Director General of Naval Armament

New Delhi, Feb 3: Divakar Jayant, INAS, has assumed charge as Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA) at Naval Headquarters under the Ministry of Defence on February 2, 2026. He succeeds P. Upadhyay, who superannuated on January 31, 2026. A 1991-batch officer of the Indian Naval Armament Service, Jayant joined the Naval Armament Organisation of the Indian Navy on December 28, 1992. Over a distinguished career spanning more than 33 years, he has held several senior appointments, including Chief General Manager and General Manager/Principal Director, at Naval Armament Depots in Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Alwaye, as well as at Naval Headquarters and the Ministry of Defence. An Electrical Engineering graduate from IIT Delhi, Jayant specialises in the life-cycle management of torpedoes and has extensive experience in planning explosive infrastructure projects. He also brings wide expertise in human resource management and administration, and has completed the prestigious Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) during 2017–18.