Divakar Jayant assumed charge as Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA) at Naval Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Exam-focused facts from the 5 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Divakar Jayant, a 1991-batch Indian Naval Armament Service (INAS) officer, took over as DGONA on 2 February 2026.
He succeeded P. Upadhyay, who superannuated on 31 January 2026.
Jayant joined the Naval Armament Organisation of the Indian Navy on 28 December 1992.
He is an Electrical Engineering graduate from IIT Delhi and specialises in torpedo life-cycle management.
He has served as Chief General Manager and General Manager/Principal Director at Naval Armament Depots in Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, and Alwaye.