Captain Abhilasha Barak is the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps division of the Indian Army as a combat aviator. For this, she had to undergo the combat army aviation course. 

Captain Barak was awarded the coveted ‘wings’ along with 36 Army pilots at a ceremony held at Combat Army Aviation Training School in Nashik. 
After completing the combat Army aviation course, she became the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator.
Indian Army shared pictures from the event on its official Instagram handle pictures and wrote, “Golden Letter Day in the history of Indian Army Aviation. After completing training, Captain Abhilasha Barak becomes the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a Combat Aviator. 

Captain Abhilasha Barak hails from Haryana and is the daughter of RetiredColonel S Om Singh. She was commissioned into the Army Air Defence Corps in September 2018. She also did several professional military courses before joining the Army Aviation Corps. 

A component of the Indian Army, Army Aviation Corps was formed in November 1986. The division is headed by a Lieutenant General rank officer known as the Director-General of Army Aviation.