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Shubhangi Swaroop

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Lt. Shubhangi Swaroop
Born (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29)
Tilhar, Uttar Pradesh
AllegianceIndia
Service / branchIndian Navy Executive (Pilot) [1]
Years of service2017–present
RankLieutenant in Indian Navy

Lt. Shubhangi Swaroop (born 17 January 1995) in Tilhar Uttar Pradesh is the first female pilot of the Indian Navy. She is a pilot of Maritime reconnaissance aircraft in Indian Navy.[2][3]

Career

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Lt. Shubhangi has been part of the first batch of female officers to graduate from the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kannur in 2017.[4]

She holds degree in Biotechnology Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu and took training from Air Force Academy (India) in Hyderabad. [5][6] She is also a national taekwondo champion.[7] She is one amongst the Indian Navy's first batch of three women pilots for Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) missions on Dornier aircraft.[8][9]

She hails from Tilhar, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her father Cdr. Gyan Swaroop is a naval officer and her mother Mrs.Kalpana Swaroop is a teacher at Navy Children School, Karwar. [10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Shubhangi Swaroop is Indian Navy's first woman pilot | DD News". ddnews.gov.in.
  2. ^ Swaroop, Shubhangi. "Who is Shubhangi Swaroop, Indian Navy's first woman pilot?". Inshorts.
  3. ^ Sethi, Nidhi (24 November 2017). "India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ^ "India is introducing its first female pilot in Indian Navy, Shubhangi Swaroop". India Today. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Shubhangi Swaroop becomes first female pilot in Indian Navy". Inshorts - Stay Informed.
  6. ^ "Shubhangi Swaroop : Latest Current Affairs and News - Current Affairs Today". currentaffairs.gktoday.in. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Shubhangi swaroop | Latest News on Shubhangi-swaroop | Breaking Stories and Opinion Articles". Firstpost.
  8. ^ "Indian Navy's first batch of three women pilots ready for maritime reconnaissance". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ PTI (22 October 2020). "Indian Navy readies 3 women pilots for maritime reconnaissance mission on Dornier aircraft". ThePrint. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Who is Shubhangi Swaroop, the first woman pilot of Indian Navy?". The Indian Express. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  11. ^ SNS (8 March 2024). "Andaman & Nicobar Command carries out maiden all-women maritime surveillance mission". The Statesman. Retrieved 3 July 2024.