Squadron Chief Mohana Singh. File.
| Photograph Credit score: PTI
Squadron Chief Mohana Singh has develop into the primary lady fighter pilot to hitch the elite 18 ‘Flying Bullets’ squadron, working India’s indigenously ‘Made in India’ LCA Tejas fighter jet’s squadron.
One of many first feminine fighter pilots of the nation, Squadron Chief Singh has shattered glass ceilings as soon as once more. Her exceptional feat underscores the Indian Air Pressure’s dedication to gender equality and empowerment.
The officer was a part of the current train, ‘Tarang Shakti’ in Jodhpur, the place she was a part of the historic flight by three Vice Chiefs of the three forces.
Sqn Ldr Mohana Singh was a part of the primary group of three ladies who turned fighter pilots within the Indian Air Pressure.
Mohana Singh’s different two feminine compatriots, Sqn Ldr Bhawna Kanth and Sqn Ldr Avni Chaturvedi are actually flying the Su-30 MKI fighter jets within the western desert.
Up till just lately, she was flying the MiG-21s and was just lately posted to the LCA squadron deployed in Naliya air base within the Gujarat sector alongside the border with Pakistan.
In the course of the historic flight, Sqn Ldr Mohana could possibly be seen instructing the Military and Navy Vice Chiefs on the flight within the LCA Tejas fighter jet and serving to them to prepare for it.
Indian Air Pressure Vice Chief, Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, was flying solo within the LCA Tejas fighter variant, whereas the opposite two Vice Chiefs, Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani and Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, flew the coach variants with two fighter pilots.
This train was seen as one of many largest messages to assist Make in India by the defence forces in a joint method. The flight additionally occurred within the LCA Tejas when the highest air forces of the world together with the US, Greece, Sri Lanka, Australia and plenty of different nations with their top-of-the-line fighter jets attended the multinational train on the Jodhpur air base.
IAF, has round 20 ladies fighter pilots after the federal government opened the fighter stream for ladies in 2016.
Printed – September 18, 2024 10:09 am IST
