IAF has 1,875 women officers including 10 fighter pilots, 18 navigators
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The strength of women officers serving the IAF as on September 1 is 1,875 and of them 10 women officers are fighter pilots and 18 women officers are Navigators, Minister of State for Defence said in a written reply. He said that after approval of Ministry of Defence, IAF commenced a scheme for Induction of Women SSC officers in Fighter Stream of Flying Branch in 2016 under which 10 women fighter pilots have been commissioned till date.