Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh becomes IAF Rafale Squadron's first woman pilot
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh becomes IAF Rafale Squadron's first woman pilot.
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh becomes IAF Rafale Squadron's first woman pilot.
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, who was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in 2017 as part of second batch of female fighter pilots, was on Tuesday announced as the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force Rafale jets squadron. Flt Lt Shivangi, according to the statement issued by the Defence Ministry, would be commissioned into the 17 Squadron, ‘Golden Arrows’ in Ambala. She is currently a part of the fighter pilot units stationed at the border base in Rajasthan.
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. From a young age, she had dreamt of flying for the Indian forces. After her formal schooling, she joined the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), where she became a part of the 7 UP Air Squadron in the National Cadet Corps. The budding pilot had joined the Air Force Academy for attaining full training in 2016. In 2017, she became part of the second batch of women pilots commissioned into the IAF.
In her posting at the Rajasthan border, she operated MiG-21 Bisons. During her stint in Rajasthan, she had flown alongside Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. The latter is known across the nation for his heroics during the aerial dogfight with Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on February 27, 2019. Flight Lieutenant Shivangi would now be deputed from Rajasthan to Ambala, where the IAF Rafale squadron is stationed.
An excited Wing Commander Anupama Joshi (retd) from the first batch of women officers commissioned in the IAF in the 1990s said, "The struggle of two decades has culminated into this storm! In the past three years so much has progressed and now we are seeing yet another door opening .Absolutely delighted that the air force has not dithered and true to its grain has handed over the newest machine to Shivangi. Go girl! Touch the sky with glory.
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh becomes IAF Rafale Squadron's first woman pilot.
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, who was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in 2017 as part of second batch of female fighter pilots, was on Tuesday announced as the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force Rafale jets squadron. Flt Lt Shivangi, according to the statement issued by the Defence Ministry, would be commissioned into the 17 Squadron, ‘Golden Arrows’ in Ambala. She is currently a part of the fighter pilot units stationed at the border base in Rajasthan.
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. From a young age, she had dreamt of flying for the Indian forces. After her formal schooling, she joined the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), where she became a part of the 7 UP Air Squadron in the National Cadet Corps. The budding pilot had joined the Air Force Academy for attaining full training in 2016. In 2017, she became part of the second batch of women pilots commissioned into the IAF.
In her posting at the Rajasthan border, she operated MiG-21 Bisons. During her stint in Rajasthan, she had flown alongside Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. The latter is known across the nation for his heroics during the aerial dogfight with Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on February 27, 2019. Flight Lieutenant Shivangi would now be deputed from Rajasthan to Ambala, where the IAF Rafale squadron is stationed.
An excited Wing Commander Anupama Joshi (retd) from the first batch of women officers commissioned in the IAF in the 1990s said, "The struggle of two decades has culminated into this storm! In the past three years so much has progressed and now we are seeing yet another door opening .Absolutely delighted that the air force has not dithered and true to its grain has handed over the newest machine to Shivangi. Go girl! Touch the sky with glory.