Navy's all-women crew completes maritime reconnaissance, surveillance mission in North Arabian Sea
On August 3, 2022, five officers of the Indian Navys INAS 314 based at Naval Air Enclave, Porbandar, created history by completing the first all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea onboard a Dornier 228 aircraft, it said.
- Country:
- India
An all-women crew of the Indian Navy has completed maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea onboard a Dornier 228 aircraft, the Navy said on Thursday. The mission was completed on August 3, an official said.
The aircraft was captained by mission commander, Lt Cdr Aanchal Sharma, who was accompanied by pilots Lt Shivangi and Lt Apurva Gite, and Tactical and Sensor Officers, Lt Pooja Panda and SLt Pooja Shekhawat, it said. ''On August 3, 2022, five officers of the Indian Navy's INAS 314 based at Naval Air Enclave, Porbandar, created history by completing the first all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea onboard a Dornier 228 aircraft,'' it said. INAS 314 is a frontline Naval Air Squadron based at Porbandar in Gujarat and operates the state-of-the-art Dornier 228 maritime reconnaissance aircraft. The squadron is commanded by Cdr S K Goyal, a Qualified Navigation Instructor.
The women officers received months of ground training and comprehensive mission briefings in the run up to this historical sortie.
''This first-of-its-kind military flying mission was, however, unique and is expected to pave the way for women officers in the aviation cadre to assume greater responsibility and aspire for more challenging roles,'' the navy said.
The navy said it has undertaken a number of steps in pioneering women empowerment with initiatives that include induction of women pilots, selection of women as Air Operations Officers into the helicopter stream and conducting an all-women sailing circumnavigation expedition across the globe in 2018.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
ALSO READ
Navy chief visits WNC, interacts with elite MARCOS
Align your actions to vision of ships first: Navy chief Hari Kumar to men and women in whites
MV Ruen rescue further cemented our stature as first responder: Indian Navy chief
Officer who recovered ALH from control failure gets gallantry award from Navy
US navy flies aircraft through the Taiwan Strait a day after US-China defence chiefs hold rare talks