The Indian Navy has operationalized the first batch of three Women Pilots on Dornier Aircraft by the Southern Naval Command (SNC) at Kochi.
- The three women pilots were part of the six pilots of the 27th Dornier Operational Flying Training Course DOFT.
- They graduated as Fully operational Maritime Reconnaissance MR Pilots at a passing out ceremony held at INS Garuda in Kochi on Thursday.
- The three women pilots of the first batch are Lieutenant Divya Sharma, Lieutenant Shubhangi Swaroop, and Lieutenant Shivangi.
- These officers had initially undergone basic flying training partly with Indian Air Force and partly with the Navy prior to the DOFT course.
(Source: AIR)
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