‘Women don’t get fighters’: IAF’s first woman Fighter Combat Leader Bhawana Kanth’s journey from chasing jets as a child to making history

Bhawana Kanth has made a historic mark as the first female officer in the Indian Air Force to achieve the prestigious rank of Fighter Combat Leader. Since childhood, her passion for aircraft spurred her military aspirations. As one of India’s pioneering women fighter pilots, she has actively partaken in major military events.