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'Wings Of Gold' For Sub Lt Astha Poonia, 1st Woman Fighter Pilot In Navy: 5 Points
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to enter the fighter pilot stream of the Indian Navy. She may fly the MiG-29K one day. Women are already serving as pilots and officers in maritime reconnaissance roles in the Indian Navy.
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Sub Lt Astha Poonia Becomes 1st Woman To Be Trained As Navy Fighter Pilot
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy. She may eventually fly the MiG-29K or the naval version of the Rafale fighter jet off India's aircraft carriers.
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Navy's 1st Batch Of 3 Women Pilots Ready For Maritime Reconnaissance Mission
Scripting a new chapter, the Indian Navy has got ready its first batch of three women pilots for Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) missions on Dornier aircraft.
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Meet The Navy's First Women Combat Aviators To Be Deployed On Warships
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.
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India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad
The Indian Navy will soon get its first-ever woman pilot, Shubhangi Swaroop, who will be flying a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Though Uttar Pradesh resident Shubhangi is set to be the first Naval woman pilot, the Navy's Aviation branch has had women officers manning the air traffic and as 'observers'. Besides her, three other women cadets -- A...
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Indian Navy Gets First Woman Pilot, 3 Women Join Armament Division
In a first, a woman has been inducted as a pilot in the Indian Navy. Shubhangi Swaroop, from Uttar Pradesh, will soon be flying Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft.
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Navy Grants Permanent Commission To Women Officers
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.
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Women Pilots in Navy May Soon Fly Surveillance Aircraft
Women officers in the Navy could soon fly surveillance aircraft, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.
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Navy Plans to Induct Women as Pilots, Says Admiral RK Dhowan
Less than a week after the Indian Air Force said it would induct women as fighter aircraft pilots, navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan today said they would soon induct women as naval pilots, though for flying surveillance aircraft.
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Navy Pitches for Women Pilots But No Combat Role Yet
The Indian Navy has ruled out combat role for women for the time being citing government rules but has pitched for inducting them as pilots for its fleet of maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
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'Wings Of Gold' For Sub Lt Astha Poonia, 1st Woman Fighter Pilot In Navy: 5 Points
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to enter the fighter pilot stream of the Indian Navy. She may fly the MiG-29K one day. Women are already serving as pilots and officers in maritime reconnaissance roles in the Indian Navy.
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Sub Lt Astha Poonia Becomes 1st Woman To Be Trained As Navy Fighter Pilot
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy. She may eventually fly the MiG-29K or the naval version of the Rafale fighter jet off India's aircraft carriers.
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Navy's 1st Batch Of 3 Women Pilots Ready For Maritime Reconnaissance Mission
Scripting a new chapter, the Indian Navy has got ready its first batch of three women pilots for Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) missions on Dornier aircraft.
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Meet The Navy's First Women Combat Aviators To Be Deployed On Warships
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.
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India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad
The Indian Navy will soon get its first-ever woman pilot, Shubhangi Swaroop, who will be flying a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Though Uttar Pradesh resident Shubhangi is set to be the first Naval woman pilot, the Navy's Aviation branch has had women officers manning the air traffic and as 'observers'. Besides her, three other women cadets -- A...
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Indian Navy Gets First Woman Pilot, 3 Women Join Armament Division
In a first, a woman has been inducted as a pilot in the Indian Navy. Shubhangi Swaroop, from Uttar Pradesh, will soon be flying Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft.
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Navy Grants Permanent Commission To Women Officers
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.
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Women Pilots in Navy May Soon Fly Surveillance Aircraft
Women officers in the Navy could soon fly surveillance aircraft, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.
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Navy Plans to Induct Women as Pilots, Says Admiral RK Dhowan
Less than a week after the Indian Air Force said it would induct women as fighter aircraft pilots, navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan today said they would soon induct women as naval pilots, though for flying surveillance aircraft.
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Navy Pitches for Women Pilots But No Combat Role Yet
The Indian Navy has ruled out combat role for women for the time being citing government rules but has pitched for inducting them as pilots for its fleet of maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
