Captain Abhilasha Barak Becomes First Woman Combat Aviator of Indian Army

Captain Abhilasha Barak Becomes First Woman Combat Aviator of Indian Army

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Category : Defense Published on: May 27 2022

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  • Captain Abhilasha Barak became the first woman to join the Army Aviation Corps as a helicopter pilot.
  • Barak hails from Haryana and is the daughter of a retired colonel. 
  • She was commissioned in the Army Air Defence Corps in September 2018.
  • She was awarded ‘wings’ along with 36 army pilots by Army Aviation director general Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Suri during a valedictory ceremony at the Nashik-based training school.
  • Barak became the army’s first woman combat aviator at a time when the National Defence Academy is set to induct its first batch of women cadets in June 2022.
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