India gets its first woman 'Top Gun': Bhawana Kanth scripts IAF history

Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth achieved a historic milestone by clearing the Fighter Combat Leader course. This demanding program trains officers in advanced combat tactics and spans twenty weeks. She is the first woman pilot from the Indian Air Force to achieve this distinction. The Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment is a premier institution for operational edge. This achievement highlights continued progress for women in the Indian Air Force.

By TOI DEFENCE DESK

Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth Is India's 1st Woman Fighter Combat Leader

Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth has completed the punishing fighter combat leader course - 20 weeks of the most advanced combat flying training the IAF offers. Only about one in 100 pilots is even chosen to attempt it