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Explained: Why No Woman Among 4 Pilots Chosen For Gaganyaan Mission
Shortly after he revealed and congratulated the four Air Force pilots identified for India's human space flight mission Gaganyaan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the immense contribution of women scientists in India's space missions
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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Air Force To Induct Women To Fly Light Combat Helicopter Fleet
Amid the growing strength of women officers in the Indian Air Force, the force is now planning to induct female pilots into the Light Combat Helicopter fleet.
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Induction Of Women Fighter Pilots In Air Force Now Permanent: Minister
The defence ministry has decided to convert the experimental scheme for induction of women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force into a permanent one.
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Indian Air Force's First 3 Female Fighter Pilots Get "Nari Shakti Puraskar"
President Ram Nath Kovind presented the "Nari Shakti Puraskar" to Indian Air Force's (IAF) first women fighter pilots, Mohana Jitarwal, Avani Chaturvedi and Bhawana Kanth, today at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Gunjan Saxena: "The Kargil Girl" Who Became First Indian Woman In Combat
Long before the first women fighter pilots were commissioned into the Indian Air Force, Flight Lieutenants Gunjan Saxena and Srividya Rajan scripted history when they ventured into a war zone, becoming the first Indian women in combat.
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First All-Women IAF Crew Fly Mi-17 Helicopter In Battle Training Mission
Three women Indian Air Force officers from Punjab were part of the country's first all-women crew to fly a medium lift helicopter Mi-17 V5 on Monday.
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Bhawana Kanth Is India's First Woman Pilot to Qualify for Combat Missions
Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, who was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as one of the first women fighter pilots in 2016, has created history by becoming the first woman Air Force pilot to qualify for combat missions on a fighter jet. She has successfully completed the operational syllabus for carrying out combat missions on MiG-21 Bison ai...
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All-Women Crew Operate Parallel Taxi Track In Dornier Aircraft In Haryana
In a first for the Indian Air Force, two women pilots operated a parallel taxi track with an all-women crew in a Dornier aircraft at Sirsa in Haryana.
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Training Over, India's First 3 Women Fighter Pilots Fly MiGs And Hawks
Less than two years after they were commissioned into the Indian Air Force as India's first women fighter pilots, Flying Officers Bhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi have now joined their respective squadrons.
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India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad
The Indian Navy will soon get its first-ever woman pilot, Shubhangi Swaroop, who will be flying a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Though Uttar Pradesh resident Shubhangi is set to be the first Naval woman pilot, the Navy's Aviation branch has had women officers manning the air traffic and as 'observers'. Besides her, three other women cadets -- A...
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Air Force's First 3 Women Fighter Pilots May Fly Mig-21 Bisons From November
The first three women fighter pilots of the country are likely to fly the MiG-21 Bison jets, one of the potent combat aircraft in the IAF's armoury.
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3 Indian Air Force Women Pilots To Make History, Set To Fly Military Jets
The first three women fighter pilots of the country are set to script history next month when they will fly military jets after completing a strenuous training in the coming three weeks.
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An Afghan Woman Goes From Refugee To Military Pilot
From a childhood as a refugee, Captain Safia Ferozi is now flying a transport plane for Afghanistan's air force as the country's second female pilot, a sign of the efforts to bring more women into the armed forces.
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Air Force Marshal Arjan Singh Felicitates Newly-Commissioned Women Pilots
In a rare moment, India's first three women fighter pilots today met country's senior most air warrior Arjan Singh, who regaled them with his anecdotes as he felicitated them at his house.
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Explained: Why No Woman Among 4 Pilots Chosen For Gaganyaan Mission
Shortly after he revealed and congratulated the four Air Force pilots identified for India's human space flight mission Gaganyaan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the immense contribution of women scientists in India's space missions
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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Air Force To Induct Women To Fly Light Combat Helicopter Fleet
Amid the growing strength of women officers in the Indian Air Force, the force is now planning to induct female pilots into the Light Combat Helicopter fleet.
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Induction Of Women Fighter Pilots In Air Force Now Permanent: Minister
The defence ministry has decided to convert the experimental scheme for induction of women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force into a permanent one.
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Indian Air Force's First 3 Female Fighter Pilots Get "Nari Shakti Puraskar"
President Ram Nath Kovind presented the "Nari Shakti Puraskar" to Indian Air Force's (IAF) first women fighter pilots, Mohana Jitarwal, Avani Chaturvedi and Bhawana Kanth, today at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Gunjan Saxena: "The Kargil Girl" Who Became First Indian Woman In Combat
Long before the first women fighter pilots were commissioned into the Indian Air Force, Flight Lieutenants Gunjan Saxena and Srividya Rajan scripted history when they ventured into a war zone, becoming the first Indian women in combat.
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First All-Women IAF Crew Fly Mi-17 Helicopter In Battle Training Mission
Three women Indian Air Force officers from Punjab were part of the country's first all-women crew to fly a medium lift helicopter Mi-17 V5 on Monday.
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Bhawana Kanth Is India's First Woman Pilot to Qualify for Combat Missions
Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, who was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as one of the first women fighter pilots in 2016, has created history by becoming the first woman Air Force pilot to qualify for combat missions on a fighter jet. She has successfully completed the operational syllabus for carrying out combat missions on MiG-21 Bison ai...
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All-Women Crew Operate Parallel Taxi Track In Dornier Aircraft In Haryana
In a first for the Indian Air Force, two women pilots operated a parallel taxi track with an all-women crew in a Dornier aircraft at Sirsa in Haryana.
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Training Over, India's First 3 Women Fighter Pilots Fly MiGs And Hawks
Less than two years after they were commissioned into the Indian Air Force as India's first women fighter pilots, Flying Officers Bhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi have now joined their respective squadrons.
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India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad
The Indian Navy will soon get its first-ever woman pilot, Shubhangi Swaroop, who will be flying a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Though Uttar Pradesh resident Shubhangi is set to be the first Naval woman pilot, the Navy's Aviation branch has had women officers manning the air traffic and as 'observers'. Besides her, three other women cadets -- A...
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Air Force's First 3 Women Fighter Pilots May Fly Mig-21 Bisons From November
The first three women fighter pilots of the country are likely to fly the MiG-21 Bison jets, one of the potent combat aircraft in the IAF's armoury.
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3 Indian Air Force Women Pilots To Make History, Set To Fly Military Jets
The first three women fighter pilots of the country are set to script history next month when they will fly military jets after completing a strenuous training in the coming three weeks.
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An Afghan Woman Goes From Refugee To Military Pilot
From a childhood as a refugee, Captain Safia Ferozi is now flying a transport plane for Afghanistan's air force as the country's second female pilot, a sign of the efforts to bring more women into the armed forces.
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Air Force Marshal Arjan Singh Felicitates Newly-Commissioned Women Pilots
In a rare moment, India's first three women fighter pilots today met country's senior most air warrior Arjan Singh, who regaled them with his anecdotes as he felicitated them at his house.
