Women On Navy Warships

The Indian Navy has deployed 28 women officers on board around 15 frontline warships, including aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, and the number is set to go up with more such appointments being planned.

Women officers were deployed aboard Indian Navy warships for the first time in 24 years, officials said on Monday, adding that their posting on aircraft carrier Vikramaditya and fleet tanker Shakti began in December last year.

In a move that will redefine gender equality in the Indian Navy, Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women combatants who will operate as specialists on board Navy helicopters which operate from the deck of warships.

Decks have been cleared for women officers to be accepted on permanent commission in the Indian Navy - enabling them to serve on board warships and join as pilots of maritime reconnaissance aircraft.

The Indian Navy has deployed 28 women officers on board around 15 frontline warships, including aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, and the number is set to go up with more such appointments being planned.

Women officers were deployed aboard Indian Navy warships for the first time in 24 years, officials said on Monday, adding that their posting on aircraft carrier Vikramaditya and fleet tanker Shakti began in December last year.

In a move that will redefine gender equality in the Indian Navy, Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women combatants who will operate as specialists on board Navy helicopters which operate from the deck of warships.

Decks have been cleared for women officers to be accepted on permanent commission in the Indian Navy - enabling them to serve on board warships and join as pilots of maritime reconnaissance aircraft.