Avani Chaturvedi

According to officials, women fighter pilots in the IAF had participated in air exercises within the country, but this was the first time that one of them was part of a military drill abroad.

An Indian Air Force woman fighter pilot, squadron leader Avani Chaturvedi, will be part of the country's contingent for the aerial wargames to be held with outside India.

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.

A top American lawmaker, who was her country's first female fighter pilot, has congratulated Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi for breaking India's glass ceiling by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo.

24-year-old Avani Chaturvedi flew MiG-21 Bison for 30 minutes in Gujarat's Jamnagar airbase and scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman fighter pilot to do so.

Scripting history, flying officer Avani Chaturvedi has become the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft, an Indian Air Force official said.

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.

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.

In a transformational move, the Indian Army is all set to open up combat positions for women, a gender barrier broken by only a few countries globally.

Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India's first three women fighter pilots.

On Saturday morning, flying cadets Bhawana Kath, Avani Chatuvedi and Mohana Singh will make history when they are commissioned as the first women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force.

Air Force chief Arup Raha announced on Tuesday that the country would get its first women fighter pilots in June this year.

According to officials, women fighter pilots in the IAF had participated in air exercises within the country, but this was the first time that one of them was part of a military drill abroad.

An Indian Air Force woman fighter pilot, squadron leader Avani Chaturvedi, will be part of the country's contingent for the aerial wargames to be held with outside India.

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.

A top American lawmaker, who was her country's first female fighter pilot, has congratulated Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi for breaking India's glass ceiling by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo.

24-year-old Avani Chaturvedi flew MiG-21 Bison for 30 minutes in Gujarat's Jamnagar airbase and scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman fighter pilot to do so.

Scripting history, flying officer Avani Chaturvedi has become the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft, an Indian Air Force official said.

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.

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.

In a transformational move, the Indian Army is all set to open up combat positions for women, a gender barrier broken by only a few countries globally.

Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India's first three women fighter pilots.

On Saturday morning, flying cadets Bhawana Kath, Avani Chatuvedi and Mohana Singh will make history when they are commissioned as the first women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force.

Air Force chief Arup Raha announced on Tuesday that the country would get its first women fighter pilots in June this year.