Shubhangi Swaroop
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| birth_place = Tilhar, Uttar Pradesh
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| allegiance = India
| branch = Indian Navy Executive (Pilot)
| serviceyears = 2017–present
| rank = Lieutenant Commander in Indian Navy
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Lt Cdr. Shubhangi Swaroop (born 17 January 1995) in Tilhar Uttar Pradesh is the first female pilot of the Indian Navy. She is a pilot of Maritime reconnaissance aircraft in Indian Navy.{{cite web |last1=Swaroop |first1=Shubhangi |title=Who is Shubhangi Swaroop, Indian Navy's first woman pilot? |url=https://inshorts.com/en/news/who-is-shubhangi-swaroop-indian-navys-first-woman-pilot-1511444291748 |publisher=Inshorts}}{{Cite news|title=India's First Woman Navy Pilot To Train At Air Force Academy In Hyderabad|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-first-woman-navy-pilot-shubhangi-swaroop-to-train-at-air-force-academy-in-hyderabad-1779206|access-date=2022-10-08|website=NDTV.com|first=Nidhi|last=Sethi|date=24 November 2017}}
Career
Lt. Shubhangi has been part of the first batch of female officers to graduate from the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kannur in 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-28 |title=India is introducing its first female pilot in Indian Navy, Shubhangi Swaroop |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/indian-navy-got-its-first-female-pilot-1095848-2017-11-28 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=India Today |language=en}}
She holds degree in Biotechnology Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu and took training from Air Force Academy (India) in Hyderabad.
{{Cite web|url=https://inshorts.com/en/news/shubhangi-swaroop-becomes-first-female-pilot-in-indian-navy-1511419220186|title=Shubhangi Swaroop becomes first female pilot in Indian Navy|website=Inshorts - Stay Informed}}{{Cite web|title=Shubhangi Swaroop : Latest Current Affairs and News - Current Affairs Today|url=https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/tags/shubhangi-swaroop|access-date=2020-06-16|website=currentaffairs.gktoday.in}}
She is also a national taekwondo champion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/tag/shubhangi-swaroop|title=Shubhangi swaroop | Latest News on Shubhangi-swaroop | Breaking Stories and Opinion Articles|website=Firstpost}} She is one amongst the Indian Navy's first batch of three women pilots for Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) missions on Dornier aircraft.{{Cite news|title=Indian Navy's first batch of three women pilots ready for maritime reconnaissance|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navys-first-batch-of-three-women-pilots-ready-for-maritime-reconnaissance/articleshow/78807666.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-11-25}}{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=2020-10-22|title=Indian Navy readies 3 women pilots for maritime reconnaissance mission on Dornier aircraft|url=https://theprint.in/india/indian-navy-readies-3-women-pilots-for-maritime-reconnaissance-mission-on-dornier-aircraft/528999/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}
She hails from Tilhar, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her father Cdr. Gyan Swaroop is a naval officer and her mother Mrs.Kalpana Swaroop is a teacher at Navy Children School, Karwar. {{Cite web |date=2017-11-23 |title=Who is Shubhangi Swaroop, the first woman pilot of Indian Navy? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-shubhangi-swaroop-the-first-woman-pilot-of-indian-navy-4951061/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=SNS |date=2024-03-08 |title=Andaman & Nicobar Command carries out maiden all-women maritime surveillance mission |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/andaman-nicobar-command-carries-out-maiden-all-women-maritime-surveillance-mission-1503277229.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}
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Category:Vellore Institute of Technology alumni
Category:Indian naval aviators
Category:Indian female taekwondo practitioners
Category:Indian Naval Academy alumni
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