NEW DELHI: In a powerful display of India’s air prowess, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday completed a 30-minute sortie in a Rafale fighter jet at the Ambala Air Force Station — becoming the first Indian President to fly in both the Sukhoi-30 MKI and Rafale jets.
What made the moment more striking was her appearance alongside Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh, the country’s first woman Rafale pilot — the same officer Pakistan had falsely claimed to have captured during 'Operation Sindoor', India’s precision airstrikes on terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in May.
Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh, 29, from Varanasi, is part of the Golden Arrows Squadron and joined the IAF in 2017.