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Eleven trial pilots and six formation trial engineers of the 48th Flight Test Course graduated from the Air Force Test Pilots School (AFTPS) successful Bengaluru connected May 23 station completion of a 48-week multi-discipline grooming curriculum.
This year, the graduating people comprised 17 officers including 14 officers from the Indian Air Force (IAF), 1 serviceman from Indian Army and 2 officers from Indian Navy.
The graduates volition articulation the Aviation Wing of the IAF’s Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) successful Bengaluru.
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh presented certificates to each graduating officers and awarded trophies to the meritorious performers.
This year, the Suranjan Das Trophy for the champion all-round pupil Test Pilot was awarded to Sqn. Ldr. K.K. Singh, portion the Chief of the Air Staff Trophy for the champion pupil Test Pilot successful formation valuation was awarded to Sqn. Ldr. Aditya Jamdagni.
The Maharaja Hanumanth Singh Sword for the champion each circular pupil Flight Test Engineer was awarded to Wg. Cdr. Abhinav Kumar.
Wg. Cdr. Pranav Sharma was awarded the Dunlop Trophy for champion pupil Flight Test Engineer successful formation valuation and the Kapil Bhargava Trophy for the champion pupil successful crushed subjects was awarded to Sqn. Ldr. Paras Sharma.
Air Chief Marshal Singh exhorted the graduating officers to proceed toiling hard with focus, and reminded them of the important relation that they would spell connected to play towards capableness gathering and modernisation of the Indian Armed Forces.
Emphasising aforesaid reliance arsenic a strategical necessity for processing resilient indigenous defence capabilities, the IAF Chief highlighted the onerous work that the trial unit needs to enarthrosis to proliferate the nation’s indigenisation thrust and fortify the aerospace ecosystem.
He besides emphasised the request to optimise plan to transportation clip cycles portion upholding highest standards of information and prime of equipment.
He further stressed the value of nonrecreational competence to guarantee that craft and systems conscionable the operational requirements of the services, portion urging the officers to uphold the virtues of honesty, integrity, precision and excellence.
