Captain Abhilasha Barak becomes first woman combat pilot in Indian Army

Captain Abhilasha Barak from Haryana, has become the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator after successfully completing her training.

She was awarded the coveted wings along with 36 other army pilots by the DG and Colonel Commandant of Army Aviation in Nashik. She was commissioned into the Indian Army from the Officers Training Academy, Chennai in 2018. She has been assigned to the second flight of 2072 Army Aviation Squadron.