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45th Flight Test Course Officers Graduate With Flying Colours
FeaturedJune 23, 2023

45th Flight Test Course Officers Graduate With Flying Colours

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14 officers — 10 test pilots and 4 flight test engineers — graduated from the 45th Flight Test Course at AFTPS Bangalore on May 19, 2023, presided over by VCAS Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh.

On 19 May 2023, ten test pilots and four flight test engineers completed the 45th Flight Test Course at the Air Force Test Pilots School (AFTPS), Bangalore — a rigorous 47-week multi-discipline training programme.

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh PVSM AVSM, Vice Chief of Air Staff, presided over the graduation ceremony. The 14 graduates represented all three services (Army, Navy, Air Force) and DRDO.

Since the school's founding in 1973, a total of 331 Test Pilots and 148 Flight Test Engineers have graduated from AFTPS.

Awards

  • Suranjan Das Trophy (Best Test Pilot): Sqn Ldr A Mustaq
  • Chief of Air Staff Trophy (Best Flight Evaluation): Lt Cdr Himanshu Kukreja
  • Maharaja Hanumanth Singh Sword (Best Flight Test Engineer): Sc. C Debjit Modak
  • Dunlop Trophy (Best Engineering Flight Evaluation): Lt Col Amis John
  • Kapil Bhargava Trophy (Best Ground Subjects): Sqn Ldr S Gautam
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