Captain Abhilasha Barak becomes the first woman officer to join Army Aviation Corps as Combat Aviator after successful completion of training. Captain Abhilasha Barak has been awarded the Coveted Wings along with 36 Army Pilots by Director General and Colonel Commandant Army Aviation.

• Captain Abhilasha Barak is the daughter of Colonel (Retired) S Om Singh. 
• She was commissioned into the Indian Army’s Army Air Defence Corps in In September 2018.
• According to the Indian Army, 15 women officers wanted to join the Army Aviation but after the Pilot Aptitude Battery test and Medical were held only two were selected.
•  Till now, women were only given the posts of ground duty and traffic control in the Aviation Department, but Captain Barak will be taking over the responsibility of being the first woman pilot.