It is a proud moment for all Indians as for the first time in history, an Indian Air Force (IAF) woman fighter pilot will be part of the Indian contingent for the aerial war games to be held outside the country.
India’s one of the first three lady fighter pilots, Squadron Leader Avni Chaturvedi will be leaving for Japan shortly for participating in the exercise. Squadron Leader Chaturvedi is a Su-30MKI pilot.
The woman officers of India have been participating in a wide range of wargames with various foreign contingents coming to India one of them being the French Air Force. But this will be the first time, that the lady officers will be representing the country in a foreign land.
Chaturvedi’s batchmate and part of the troika of first female fighter pilots in the force Squadron Leader Bhavna Kanth have termed the Su-30MKIs operated by the Indian Air Force as one of the best and most lethal platforms armed with indigenous weapon systems. (DC)
India is by far the only country in the world which has equipped its Su-30s with such long-range strike capabilities and has kept modernising the fleet with the latest weapons.
This exercise ‘Veer Guardian 2023’ will be carried out from January 16 to 26.
