Indian Navy's all-women crew creates history by completing first independent maritime surveillance mission over Arabian Sea


INAS 314: The Indian Navy’s women officers recently created history by completing the first-ever all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea onboard a Dornier 228 aircraft.

Key Highlights:

  • The mission was carried out by five officers of the Indian Navy Air Squadron (INAS) 314.
  • INAS 314 is a frontline Naval Air Squadron based at Porbandar, Gujarat.
  • 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.
  • This “first-of-its-kind military flying mission” is expected to pave the way for women officers in the aviation cadre to assume greater responsibility and aspire for more challenging roles.


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