Tanushka Singh (born 2001)[citation needed] is a woman pilot from Uttar Pradesh, India. She is the first woman pilot to be inducted into the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Jaguar fighter jet squadron.[1] She is a flying officer.[2][3][4]
Early life
Singh was born in Uttar Pradesh but is residing in Mangaluru from 2007.[5] Her father, a retired lieutenant colonel Ajay Pratap Singh, and grandfather, retired captain Devendra Bahadur Singh, served in the Indian Army.[6][7] She did her schooling at DPS MRPL School in Surathkal and later completed her pre-university course at Sharada PU College in Mangaluru. She graduated in BTech in electrical and electronics engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, Mangaluru in 2022. She was a cadet of the NCC at the college.[8]
Career
She passed the Short Service Commission and underwent 18 months of training at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, Medchal-Malkajgiri district, Telangana. She later took specialised training on the Hawk MK 132 aircraft.[5][9]
References
- ↑ "जगुआर फाइटर स्क्वाड्रन में पहली महिला पायलट बनीं तनुष्का सिंह: हॉक MK 132 में ली स्पेशल ट्रेनिंग; जानें कंप्लीट प्रोफाइल". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 2 March 2025. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ Udayavani. "Mangaluru's Tanushka Singh becomes first woman IAF officer assigned to Jaguar fighter jet squadron". Udayavani (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ "जगुआर उड़ाने वाली पहली महिला पायलट, जानें कौन हैं तनुष्का सिंह". www.timesnowhindi.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ "Tanushka Singh | ఫైటర్ జెట్కు తొలి మహిళా పైలట్.. తనుష్క సింగ్ అసాధారణ ఫీట్". www.ntnews.com (in తెలుగు). 2 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Meet Tanushka Singh, first woman pilot in Air Force's Jaguar squadron". India Today. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ "Tanushka Singh Becomes First Woman Pilot In IAF's Jaguar Squadron | Femina.in". www.femina.in. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ Sawhney, Kriti (6 March 2025). "Lucknow's Tanushka Singh Makes History: First Female Jaguar Pilot". LucknowWants. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "MIT Alumnus Flying Officer Tanushka Singh Creates History as India's First Female Jaguar Pilot". Manipal. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ Pioneer, The. "First woman officer tames Jaguar". The Pioneer. Retrieved 3 April 2025.