Shubhangi Swaroop

Shubhangi Swaroop (born 21 October 1971) is the first female pilot of the Indian Navy. She is a pilot of Maritime reconnaissance aircraft in Indian Navy. [2] [3]

Shubhangi Swaroop
Born (1994-10-21) October 21, 1994
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
AllegianceIndia
Service/branchIndian Navy Naval Armament Inspection (NAI)[1]
Years of service2017–present
RankFemale Pilot in Indian Navy

Career

Shubhangi was part of the first batch of female officers to graduate from the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kannur in 2017. She holds degree in Biotechnology Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu and took training from Air Force Academy (India) in Hyderabad. [4][5] She is also a national taekwondo champion. [6] She hails from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her father Gyan Swaroop is a naval officer and her mother Kalpana Swaroop is a teacher in the navy school.[7]

References
  1. http://ddnews.gov.in/national/shubhangi-swaroop-indian-navys-first-woman-pilot
  2. Swaroop, Shubhangi. Inshorts https://inshorts.com/en/news/who-is-shubhangi-swaroop-indian-navys-first-woman-pilot-1511444291748. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  4. "Shubhangi Swaroop becomes first female pilot in Indian Navy". Inshorts - Stay Informed.
  5. "Shubhangi Swaroop : Latest Current Affairs and News - Current Affairs Today". currentaffairs.gktoday.in. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. "Shubhangi swaroop | Latest News on Shubhangi-swaroop | Breaking Stories and Opinion Articles". Firstpost.
  7. "Who is Shubhangi Swaroop, the first woman pilot of Indian Navy?". The Indian Express. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2020-06-16.


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