New Delhi: The Indian Navy has shortlisted two women officers as crew for helicopters, which will make them the first women officers to stay on and operate from the deck of a ship once deployed.
The Navy said Sub Lieutenants Riti Singh and Kumudini Tyagi have been shortlisted as observers in the helicopter stream. Observers are supposed to calculate the threat and designate the target.
Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force, the first branch of the armed forces to put women in combat roles, is set to deploy a woman pilot to the Ambala-based 17 Squadron that has recently been equipped with the new Rafale aircraft, according to sources
