JODHPUR: Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday took offin the Indian Air Force’s frontline combat jet Sukhoi 30 MKI from the airbase in Jodhpur.
Dressed in the pilot’s G-suit, the country’s first woman Defence Ministersat in the rear seat behind the pilot.
She is the first full-time woman Defence Minister to fly the sortie.
She is reportedly reviewing the operational preparedness and combatcapabilities.
Sukoi-30 MKI is a nuclear-capable aircraft which can penetrate deep intoenemy territory.
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She also met the Air Warriors at the Air Force Station in Jodhpur beforeher sortie on the Sukhoi-30 MKI.
This sortie comes soon after she visited INS Vikramaditya last week towitness the naval operations and maritime prowess of the Indian Navy.
This flight is being seen as a part of the minister’s continued efforts togauge and review the operational preparedness and combat capabilities ofthe armed forces.