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Defence Ministry approves induction of women fighter pilots in IAF

| | Oct 24, 2015, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS): In a historic move, the Defence Ministry on Saturday gave its nod to induct women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force.

"Ministry of Defence Approves induction of women into the Fighter (Combat) Stream of #IAF. @manoharparrikar," MoD Spokesperson Sitanshu Kar tweeted.

He informed that the first women pilots in the Fighter stream of IAF will be selected from the current batch at AF Academy.

After successful completion of training, they would be commissioned in the fighter stream in June 2016.

"Thereafter, they would undergo advanced training for a year and would then finally enter a fighter cockpit by June 2017," an official statement said.

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