Shri P Upadhyay, INAS has taken up the position of Director General of Naval Armaments (DGONA) at IHQ MoD (Navy) from Shri KSC lyer who retired on 31 May 23. Shri P Upadhyay, belongs to the 1987 batch of the service of Indian naval armament. He joined Naval Armament Organization of Indian Navy on 12 July 1989. He is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from SGSITS Indore, he did his postgraduate degree from Devi Ahilya University in Electrical Engineering with specialization in “Digital Instrumentation and Techniques” in the 1988 and in Mechanical Engineering from Pune University with a major in ‘Guided Missiles’, in 1995. Over the span of 34 years, he held various senior positions at NAD (Visakhapatnam), NAD (Karanja), NAD (Trombay), NAD ( Alwaye) and IHQ, Mod(N). He is an alumnus of the Naval Defense College of NDC-53.
The officer specializes in missile and torpedo maintenance as well as having extensive knowledge of ammunition disposal.
Assumed the position of Director General of Naval Armaments on 1 June 2023.
