CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Bhawana Kanth is one of the first female fighter pilots of India. She was declared as the first combat pilot along with two of her cohort, Mohana Singh, and Avani Chaturvedi. The trio was inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter squadron in June 2016.

Detailed explanation-2: -The country’s first woman Rafale fighter jet pilot Shivangi Singh was part of the Indian Air Force tableau at the Republic Day parade on Wednesday.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kara S. Hultgreen (October 5, 1965 – October 25, 1994) was an American naval aviator who served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy and was the first female carrier-based fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. She was also the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. military to die in a crash.

Detailed explanation-4: -She made the solo flight of Mig-21 from Ambala Air Force Station at around 1400 hours. With this, she becomes the second Indian air force women fighter pilot to fly a fighter aircraft solo. Throughout the world, the Bison is considered to have the highest landing with a take-off speed of amount 340kmph.