Mohana Singh becomes first women pilot to fly fighter jet Tejas

Squadron Leader Mohana Singh has made history as the first female fighter pilot in the country to be cleared to fly the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter jet.

She was the first woman fighter pilot to be inducted into the fighter squadron approximately eight years ago.

Mohana Singh, along with Avni Chaturvedi and Bhawana Kanth, was part of the trio of female



pilots in the Air Force's fighter streams. In the early days, the three pilots flew various aircraft from the Air Force's fighter fleet. Currently, they are flying the regular fleets of Su-30MKi and LCA Tejas.

According to news agency ANI, the officer participated in the recent 'Tarang Shakti' exercise in Jodhpur, where she was involved in a historic flight alongside the three Vice Chiefs of the Armed Forces.