Единствената жена на Индия Rafale Fighter Pilot вече гледа място
The excited little girl who first touched a plane two decades ago is now flying high as the face of India's fast-modernising military and its only woman Rafale fighter pilot.
" This is where my adventure began, " Shivangi Singh, 29, told AFP at the Air Force Museum in New Delhi, recalling her first visit as a child when she " gawked " and " immediately knew that I wanted to become a Пилотът ".
Жените бяха въведени за първи път в пилотните редици на изтребителите през 2015 година, две десетилетия откакто им беше разрешено да се причислят към Индийските Военновъздушни сили (IAF).
" Имаше доста от нас ", сподели г -жа Сингх, лейтенант. " This not only reflects modernisation (of our society) but also the fact that we can now realise our dreams. "
Ms Singh, who is married to a fellow fighter pilot, is the first Indian woman to fly the French-made single-seat Rafale jets.
New Delhi last month signed a multi-billion dollar deal for 26 of the aircraft from Dassault Aviation,...
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