![]() ![]() Squadron Leader Chaturvedi is a Su-30MKI pilot. India’s one of the first three lady fighter pilots Squadron Squadron Leader Avni Chaturvedi will be leaving for Japan shortly for participating in the exercise. The women officers have been participating in wargames with the foreign contingents coming to India including the French Air Force where two of the lady fighter pilots took part but this would be the first time they would be representing the country on foreign land. "Previous government had decided to observe certain jayantis (birth anniversary of prominent figures) and left out others.Jodhpur (Rajasthan), January 7 (ANI): For the first time, an Indian Air Force woman fighter pilot would be part of the Indian contingent for the aerial wargames to be held with outside the country. Textbook revision to anti-conversion laws: Cong mulls withdrawing legislations passed by previous BJP govt in Karnataka Odisha's ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday also said it will take part in the inauguration of the new Parliament building on 28 May, even as 19 Opposition parties including the Congress have decided to boycott the upcoming event This comes after Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said that the government is considering imposing a ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the incidents that took place on 9 MayĪndhra Pradesh CM Jagan Reddy's YSRCP to attend new Parliament building's inauguration Pakistan: Imran Khan's close aide Fawad Chaudhry quits PTI amid government crackdown The last would be the 'Rudra' formation which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's victory in the 1971 war, he said, adding that it will consist of a single Dakota aircraft flanked by two Mi17V5 helicopters. It will be followed by the 'Dhruv' formation by four helicopters of Army Aviation Corps. The first will be the 'Nishan' formation comprising of four Mi17V5 aircraft that will carry the national flag and logos of all three services. In the first block, there will be three formations. The flypast will be divided into two blocks – the first is planned along with the parade from 1004 hours to 1020 hours and the second after the parade from 1120 hours to 1145 hours, Nandi said. ![]() "The flypast will culminate with a single Rafale aircraft carrying out a 'Vertical Charlie' formation," IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Indranil Nandi said at a press conference.Ī total of 38 IAF aircraft and four planes of the Indian Army will participate in the flypast on 26 January. Rafale jets will also be part of the Eklavya formation, which include one Rafale jet, two Jaguars and two MiG 29s. The Republic Day parade this year will feature the newly-acquired Rafale fighter jets, with the IAF’s flypast culminating with the Vertical Charlie formation. She joined the fighter squadron in November 2017, and turned operational in March 2018. Hailing from Bihar’s Darbhanga, Kanth was born in Begusarai and completed her schooling from Barauni Refinery DAV Public School and college in Bengaluru, according to a report. The 28-year-old was among the first women fighter pilots, along with Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh, to be inducted into the IAF in 2016. ![]()
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