In an empowering move, the Parakram unit of Delhi Police has for the first time, recruited women to fight terrorism in the capital. They have inducted a fleet of 41 North-Eastern women into the Unit. These commandos have undergone firing training at the Delhi Police Short Range training, near Civil Lines. “I always wanted to contribute to […]

The ministry of defence has marred all hopes of seeing women in the Indian army. In response to a question brought up in Lok Sabha, the ministry said,“There are no plans of raising any all-women regiments or battalions in the Army in the near future.” “We will be inducting women in the Navy as pilots […]

Four months after getting commissioned, the first set of female fighter pilots, who are now allowed in combat role, have already started their simulation training on the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer at the Bidar air force station (AFS) in Karnataka.

Whether or not society accepts women soldiers as sturdy, but you gotta admit that seeing women in the world’s first all-female special forces training programme — who specialize in keeping the enemy behind the lines – boosts our inner-strength. Jannike, a 19-year-old from northern Norway, is a part of Norway’s Hunter Troop – only for […]

While countries like the US and the UK are keen to see their women in combat roles and have started training the female officers; In India, after all claims of ‘Naari Shakti,’ the military has told the defense ministry that women will not be bought into combat roles.

The British Army, after some research, might allow women in close combat roles in the army by 2016.

Women have served in the Australian Army since 1899 and were initiated as part of the military’s permanent structure in 1950. In September 2011, the Australian Defence Minister, Stephen Smith, announced that women will be allowed to serve in frontline combat roles by 2016 and will be able to apply for all positions other than […]

Finally, women are being given a fair chance in the defense sector. It was known to many that the army was preparing to introduce women marines to combat roles, but according to Hot Air, they are already in the process of evaluating the women on the job. The report states that the women warriors are […]