PUNE, India, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Indian President Pratibha Patil said Wednesday her nation may soon train women as fighter pilots.
Patil, the first woman to head the Indian armed forces, Wednesday became the first Indian president to ride in a supersonic fighter jet. During a visit to the Lohegaon Air Force Base in Pune, she boarded an SU-30MKI jet for the trip, Itar-Tass reported.