Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth Is India's 1st Woman Fighter Combat Leader

NDTV — India · 6 Aug 2026, 5:57 pm

Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth has completed the punishing fighter combat leader course - 20 weeks of the most advanced combat flying training the IAF offers. Only about one in 100 pilots is even chosen to attempt it

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