Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia created history by becoming the first woman to be brought into the fighter current of Indian navy aviation, PTI reported on Friday.
Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia now undergoes training to qualify as a fighter pilot. Soon he can fly with MiG-29K.
At the beginning of July 3, the subordinate Lieutenant Poonia and Lieutenant Atul Kumar Dhull received the prestigious “Wings of Gold” from the back of Admiral Janak Belli, assistant of the naval staff (Air) on the wing ceremony, the Ministry of Defense said.
“Sub lt Aastha poonia is becoming the first woman to draw into the fighter current of naval aviation, breaking barriers and paving for a new era of female fighter pilots in the navy,” he said.
The Indian Navy celebrated the graduation of the second Basic Hawk Conversion course in Ins Dega in Visakhapatnam.
Previously, the Indian Navy caused female officers as pilots and naval air traffic officers in naval surveys (MR) aircraft and helicopters.
With the form of Aastha poonia, which draws into the fighter current, the obligation of the Indian Navy to “sex inclusion in naval aviation” was emphasized.
Since 2020, the Indian Navy has reported a 15 % increase in recruitment of female officers. Progress is in line with the wider Indian initiative “Nari Shakti”, reflecting the international trend to increase gender diversity in military forces.
Women fighter pilots in other streams:
The Indian Air Force was the first among the tri-louds that were accommodated in 2016 by women in the combat stream. Tally from now on reached 20. Women fighter piles in the IAF fly, such as Rafale, Su-30 Mki, MiG-29s and MiG-21 Bison, as well as capitalists.
In 2021, the Indian Army Aviation Choir, he allowed women pilots and Major Abhilasha was the first woman of the fight left in the Army Air Force.
Meanwhile, the Indian Navy acquires 26 fighter aircraft of French origin Rafale-Marine from Dassault Aviation. According to the IAF details, 36 Rafales runs and the future induction of naval rafales would make an Indian fleet of Rafale a total of 52 nozzles.
(Tagstotranslate) the first female combat pilot
