US EditionIndia's woman fighter pilot trailblazer eyes space
- Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, India’s only woman Rafale fighter pilot, flies advanced jets amid a modernization of the Indian Air Force in 2025.
- Her career follows India’s 2015 induction of women into fighter ranks and the country’s need to replace ageing Russian MiGs due to rising tensions with Pakistan and China.
- Singh began flying after intensive training, including simulator courses with French instructors, and emphasizes her mother’s support and excelling in academics and sports to enter this field.
- She expressed pride in breaking into a traditionally male-dominated profession and emphasized that her success opens doors for women in all industries. She also shared her aspiration to become an astronaut, aligning with India's upcoming crewed space mission.
- Singh’s role symbolizes societal modernization, suggests growing opportunities for women in defense, and indicates potential future Indian female representation in space exploration.
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India's woman fighter pilot trailblazer eyes space
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.
India’s woman fighter pilot trailblazer eyes space - Malaysia now
NEW DELHI, May 6 — 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 pilot”. Women were first inducted into the fighte…
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh: India's First Woman Rafale Pilot Aims For Space
Meet Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, the country's first female Rafale pilot, who created ripples of pride as she soared through the skies. A trailblazer in her own right, she etched her name in history by piloting the Rafale, a multi-role air-dominance aircraft. As the first woman Rafale pilot, she not only shatters glass ceilings but propels the aspirations of countless young women reaching for the stars. "I succeeded in a field that was lo…
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