IAF woman fighter pilot Avni Chaturvedi to join aerial wargames in inaugural Veer Guardian 23 exercise in Japan

IAF woman fighter pilot Avni Chaturvedi to join aerial wargames in inaugural Veer Guardian 23 exercise in Japan

• India and Japan will undertake their first-ever bilateral combat air exercise named ‘Veer Guardian 23’ from January 16 to January 26, 2023 in Japan. 
• The 10 days bilateral fighter training between Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be conducted at the Hyakuri Air Base and its surrounding airspace in Omitama, and the Iruma Air Base in Sayama.
• Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force woman fighter pilot Avni Chaturvedi will take part in the aerial wargames in the exercise.
• This will be for the first time that IAF woman fighter pilot will be part of the Indian contingent for the aerial wargames to be held outside the country.
• Squadron Leader Avni Chaturvedi, who is India’s one of the first three lady fighter pilots, is a Su-30MKI pilot.