The mission was carried out by five officers of the Indian Navy Air Squadron (INAS) 314 based at Naval Air Enclave at Gujarat’s Porbandar. The aircraft was captained by the Mission Commander, Lt Cdr Aanchal Sharma, who had pilots, Lt Shivangi and Lt Apurva Gite, and Tactical and Sensor Officers, Lt Pooja Panda and SLt Pooja Shekhawat in her team.
New Delhi: Indian Navy’s women officers created history on Wednesday after they completed the first-ever all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea onboard a Dornier 228 aircraft.
The mission was carried out by five officers of the Indian Navy Air Squadron (INAS) 314 based at Naval Air Enclave at Gujarat’s Porbandar.
The aircraft was captained by the Mission Commander, Lt Cdr Aanchal Sharma, who had pilots, Lt Shivangi and Lt Apurva Gite, and Tactical and Sensor Officers, Lt Pooja Panda and SLt Pooja Shekhawat in her team.
For this, the women officers received months of ground training and comprehensive mission briefings in the run up to this historical sortie, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement issued on Thursday.
#IndiaNavy's women aviators create history carrying out the #FirstEver #AllWomen surveillance & reconnaissance mission over the #ArabianSea, operating from #INAS314 the frontline Naval Air Squadron based at Porbandar #Gujarat(1/2).#NariShakti@PMOIndia @DefenceMinIndia @IN_WNC pic.twitter.com/cmsvgIUIj2
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) August 4, 2022
