Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label first batch are Lieutenant

Indian Navy operationalises first batch of 3 women pilots at Kochi, ready to fly Dornier aircraft

The three women pilots of first batch are Lieutenant Divya Sharma (from Malviya Nagar, New Delhi), Lieutenant Shubhangi Swaroop (from Tilhar, Uttar Pradesh) and Lieutenant Shivangi (from Muzaffarpur, Bihar). ANI image KEY HIGHLIGHTS  Lt Shivangi was the first to qualify as a naval pilot Lt Divya Sharma was adjudged ‘First in Flying’ The three women pilots were part of the Dornier Operational Flying Training (DOFT) Course  The Indian Navy has operationalized its first batch of women pilots on Dornier Aircraft by the Southern Naval Command (SNC) at Kochi. Lieutenant Divya Sharma (from Malviya Nagar, New Delhi), Lieutenant Shubhangi Swaroop (from Tilhar, Uttar Pradesh) and Lieutenant Shivangi (from Muzaffarpur, Bihar) are the three women pilots of the first batch. The three women pilots were part of the Dornier Operational Flying Training (DOFT) Course, who graduated as ‘Fully operational Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) Pilots’. They were presented awards by Rear Admiral Antony Geor...