Shalija Dhami becomes first woman officer to command a fighter unit in IAF

Shalija Dhami becomes first woman officer to command a fighter unit in IAF

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Category : Defense Published on: March 10 2023

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  • The Indian Air Force announced that it has selected Group Captain Shaliza Dhami to take command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector.
  • Group Captain Dhami will be the first woman officer in the IAF to command a missile squadron in the Western sector facing Pakistan. 
  • She is currently posted in the operations branch of a frontline command headquarters.
  • Commissioned in 2003 as a helicopter pilot, Group Captain Dhami has over 2,800 hours of flying experience. She has flown the Chetak and Cheetah helicopters.
  • Dhami is the second deployment after Captain Shiva Chauhan of the Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army.
  • Shiva Chauhan is currently the first woman officer to be operationally posted in Siachen.
  • The Indian Air Force started inducting women fighter pilots in 2016, the first batch had three women fighter pilots. They currently fly the MiG-21, Su-30MKI and Rafale.
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