BENGALURU: IAF’s first women pilots are all set to begin their simulation training on the Hawk¹ Advanced Jet Trainer at the Bidar air force station (AFS) in Karnataka.

卡纳塔克邦的比达尔空军基地，印度空军首批女飞行员开始在鹰式高级教练机上进行模式飞行训练。

Flying officers Bhawana Kanth, Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh completed their first leg of training on Kiran and Pilatus aircraft at the Dundugal air force academy two months ago.

2个月前，巴娃娜、阿瓦尼和莫哈娜，在Dundugal空军学院完成了第一阶段的训练。

Sources told TOI the trio will initially² train on Hawk simulators before flying supersonic aircrafts. After their training in basic formations for combat flying here, the women will proceed to the AFS in Midnapore, West Bengal, for advanced training.

消息人士对印度时报说，三人最初会在鹰式教练机模拟器上训练，然后再开超音速飞机。接受基本的战斗编队飞行训练后，这些女飞行员将会进一步接受高级训练。

“They will continue to fly Hawks³ there as well. But, the level of training will differ,” the source added.

“她们仍然会继续开鹰式教练机，就是训练水平会有所不同。”

With their induction⁴ into the IAF, the women had put to an end the prolonged debate over women involvement in combat roles.

随着这些女飞行员加入印度空军，有关女性是否能承担战斗角色的旷日持久的争论随之戛然而止。

Although the move by IAF is experimental, lasting⁵ only three years, experts believe it will have a significant impact in the future.

虽然印度空军这次是试验性的，历时3年，不过专家相信对未来会具有重大影响的。