Nirmala Sitharaman becomes 1st woman Defence Minister to fly Sukhoi-30 MKI

Sitharaman waves her hand before getting inside defence plane Sukhoi-30 MKI/ Courtesy: ANI

The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russia's Sukhoi/ Courtesy: ANI

Sitharaman gearing up to fly the defence plane wearing flying G-Suit/ Courtesy: ANI

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday left everyone shocked as she became the first woman Defence Minsiter of any country to fly a Sukhoi- 30MKI, a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter / Courtesy: BJPLive

Defence Minister Sitharaman flies defence plane SU 30MKI./ Courtesy: BJPLIVE

Sitharaman in the cockpit of the Sukhoi-30 MKI, familiarising herself with the fighter aircraft, before taking off for a sortie/ Courtesy: BJPLIVE