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New Delhi: A woman fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force will soon join the Golden Arrows squadron operating the newly-inducted Rafale fighter jets, official sources said on Monday.
The woman pilot is undergoing training to fly Rafale aircraft, they said.
She has been flying MiG-21 fighters and was selected for the Rafale fleet following an internal process, the sources said.
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New Delhi: A woman fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force will soon join the Golden Arrows squadron operating the newly-inducted Rafale fighter jets, official sources said on Monday.
The woman pilot is undergoing training to fly Rafale aircraft, they said.
She has been flying MiG-21 fighters and was selected for the Rafale fleet following an internal process, the sources said.
At present, the IAF has 10 women fighter pilots and 18 women navigators.
The total strength of women officers serving in the IAF is 1,875.
Last week, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik told Parliament that women fighter pilots are inducted and deployed in IAF as per strategic needs and operational requirements.
The Golden Arrows squadron of the IAF was resurrected on September 10 last year.
The squadron was originally raised at Air Force station, Ambala on Oct 1 1951.