Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh Became the First Woman Pilot to Fly a Rafale Fighter Aircraft

Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh hail from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. She is set to join Rafale’s ‘Golden Arrows’ Squadron in Ambala. Shivangi has created history by becoming the first woman pilot who will be flying Rafale fighter aircraft. Shivangi’s mother in an interview told the journalist, “Shivangi always wanted to become a fighter aircraft pilot,” the mother expressed her happiness on the joyous occasion.

Flt Lt Shivangi was commissioned into the IAF in 2017 as part of the second batch of women fighter pilots and she is currently undergoing conversion training. Since her commissioning, Flt Lt Shivangi Singh has been flying MiG-21 Bisons.

Singh has been selected to join the freshly-inducted Rafale fighter fleet as one of its crew flying the multi-role air dominance aircraft. She has reportedly flown alongside Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the IAF pilot who was held captive in Pakistan after shooting down a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter on February 27 last year

Flt Lt Shivangi completed her higher education from Banaras Hindu University. There she was part of the 7 UP Air Squadron in the National Cadet Corps. In 2016, she joined the Air Force Academy for training. She was also the part of the 7 UP Air Squadron in the National Cadet Corps at BHU.

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