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New Delhi, Sep 21: Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women officers who will be deployed on Navy warships.
The two young officers are training to operate a host of sensors on-board the Navy multi-role helicopters, including sonar consoles and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payloads.
It is expected that the two officers will eventually fly on the Navy’s new MH-60R helicopters. These are considered to be the most advanced multi-role helicopters of their class in the world. These are designed to detect enemy ships and submarines which can be…