Republic Day 2021: Proud moment! Women-led New India! Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth all set to script history - Here is how

It's a big proud moment for India as Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth is all set to script history during Republic Day 2021 parade. Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, one of the first women fighter pilots in the IAF, will be a part of the Republic Day parade, making her the first woman pilot to take part in the parade.

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Tech, Earth Sciences, in Modi government, has confirmed the remarkable development in a tweet. The Modi government minister tweeted, "Marking the dawn of empowered women-led #NewIndia. Flt Lt Bhawana Kanth is set to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade. Indeed a proud moment for the entire country! @IAF_MCC."

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Flt Lt Bhawana Kanth is set to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade.

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Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth will be part of the IAF's tableau, showcasing indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter Rudra, Rohini radars and BrahMos.

Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth was the first woman fighter pilot to qualify for combat missions. She completed the operational syllabus on MiG-21 Bison jet. Posted in Nal airbase on the border with Pakistan, she is now qualified for night flying operations as well.

Bhawana was one of the three women along with Mohna Singh and Avani Chaturvedi in 2016. Since then, IAF has inducted six women into the fighter stream.

MiG-21 Bison is the same fighter jet that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew when he downed Pakistan Air Force's F-16 durig an aerial combat on February 27.