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Bhawana Kanth Becomes IAF’s 1st Woman ‘Top Gun’ Fighter Combat Leader

August 14, 2026 - by The Researchers - Leave a Comment

Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth becomes the IAF’s first woman Fighter Combat Leader after qualifying at TACDE, Gwalior, scripting a historic milestone.

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Indian Army’s Major Abhilasha Barak Receives UN Peacekeeping Honour

May 23, 2026May 23, 2026 - by The Researchers - Leave a Comment

Indian Army officer Major Abhilasha Barak, India’s first woman combat helicopter pilot, has won the 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her outstanding peacekeeping work in Lebanon.

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