Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Women Fighter Pilots Joined Muridke Strike During Operation Sindoor
During Operation Sindoor, India sent fighter jets to attack several targets.
One woman pilot from the Indian Air Force was part of the group that attacked a Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters in Muridke, Pakistan.
She reportedly flew a powerful Su-30MKI fighter jet.
The jet can use different missiles, including BrahMos and Rampage.
Officials have not said which missile was used because that information is secret.
Other women also took part in the operation.
They flew Su-30MKI and Rafale aircraft, sometimes as pilots and sometimes as Weapon System Operators.
Indian forces hit nine targets on the first day of the operation.
A female Indian Air Force Flight Lieutenant was part of the strike package targeting Lashkar-e-Taiba's headquarters in Muridke, Pakistan.
Sources said she flew a Su-30MKI, which can carry BrahMos and Rampage air-to-ground missiles.
Officials did not disclose which missile was used because the weapons information remains classified.
More than one woman fighter pilot reportedly participated, flying Su-30MKI and Rafale aircraft as pilots or Weapon System Operators.
On the operation's first day, Indian forces hit nine targets, including Jaish-e-Mohammed's headquarters in Bahawalpur.
- Who
- A female Flight Lieutenant of the Indian Air Force and other women fighter pilots.
- What
- They took part in strike packages targeting Lashkar-e-Taiba's headquarters in Muridke and other locations during Operation Sindoor.
- When
- During the 87-hour Operation Sindoor conflict, described in the reports as occurring last year.
- Where
- Muridke near Lahore and Bahawalpur in Pakistan.
- Why
- The strikes targeted the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
- Operation
- Operation Sindoor
- Conflict duration
- 87 hours
- Primary strike location
- Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters in Muridke, Pakistan
- Aircraft
- Su-30MKI and Rafale fighter aircraft
- Missile information
- The Su-30MKI can carry BrahMos and Rampage missiles, but the missile used at Muridke was not disclosed.
- First-day targets
- Nine targets were hit; the IAF struck Muridke and Bahawalpur, while the Army hit other locations.
- Documentary
- Discovery's two-part series Declassified: Operation Sindoor showed a woman officer whose identity was concealed.
