Off the wire
• Abe's conciliatory letter delivered to S. Korean president  • Teenage surfer becomes Australia's 20th shark attack victim this year  • Feature: Chinese-developed industrial park thriving in Vietnam  • New Zealand's new counter terrorism ambassador to work with Asia-Pacific partners  • Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 109-82  • KMT to hold extempore congress to consider replacing Taiwan election candidate  • Brazilian court rejects federal government's accounting practices  • Foreign currency deposits in S. Korea fall on weak demand for yuan deposits  • Australia's PM tells students to be "chilled" during end-of-year exams  • China adopts IMF statistical benchmark, improves transparency  
You are here: 　 Home

Indian Air Force to have women fighter pilots

Xinhua, October 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Indian Air Force will soon have women fighter jet pilots, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Thursday.

"We have women pilots flying transport aircraft and helicopters, we are now planning to induct them into the fighter stream to meet the aspirations of young women of India," the Air Force chief said during the celebrations of 83rd Air Force Day at Hindon Air Base near the Indian capital.

The Indian Air Force has so far not let women pilots fly fighter jets due to fears that they may be tortured if captured in combat. Endi