Mohana Singh, once again, one of the nation’s first female fighter pilots has broken through glass ceilings. Her outstanding achievement demonstrates the Indian Air Force’s dedication to female empowerment and equality. Squadron Leader Mohana Singh is the first female fighter pilot to join the exclusive 18 “Flying Bullets” squadron.
She flew MiG-21s until recently when she was assigned to the LCA squadron stationed at the Naliya air base in the Gujarat region near the Pakistani border. Mohana Singh was observed training the Army and Navy Vice Chiefs on the fly in the LCA Tejas fighter jet and assisting them in getting ready for it during the historic trip.
While the other two Vice Chiefs of the Indian Air Force, Lt Gen NS Raja Subramand, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, flew the trainer versions with two fighter pilots, Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh piloted the LCA Tejas fighter variant alone.
In the recent drill ‘Tarang Shakti’ in Jodhpur, the officer participated in the historic flight led by three Vice Chiefs from the three armies.
One of the first three women to become a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force was Squadron Leader Mohana Singh. Now flying the Su-30 MKI fighter jets in the western desert are Mohana Singh’s two other female compatriots, Sqn Ldr Bhawna Kanth and Squadron Leader Avni Chaturvedi.
One of the main messages being jointly sent by the defence forces to support Made in India was this drill. Additionally, the flight took place in the LCA Tejas when the world’s best air forces, including those from the US, Greece, Australia, Sri Lanka, and many other nations, participated in a multinational exercise at the Jodhpur air base using their finest fighter jets. After the government opened the fighter stream to women in 2016, the IAF currently has about 20 female fighter pilots.