Vyomika Singh Height, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vyomika Singh

• Vyomika Singh was born in a middle-class civilian family, and no one in her family has ever worked in the Indian Armed Forces.

• She was once discussing the meaning of their names in class 6th when someone shouted from the back of the classroom that she owned the sky as ‘Vyom’ means ‘sky.’

• Her teacher also confirmed this and joked that she will own the sky one day. But she was inspired by the moment and decided to become a pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF).

• She later read the Employment Newspaper, in which the IAF only allowed ‘unmarried males’ to apply for the pilot post.

• She later learned that she could become a pilot through the UPSC (SSC—Short Service Commission) exam, so she applied and was selected for the Indian Air Force in 2004.
  

  Vyomika Singh talking about her journey to the Indian Air Force (IAF)

• She later got into legal trouble over her commissioning as a permanently commissioned officer and even fought a case.

• In 2020, she was a part of the rescue mission in Arunachal Pradesh.

• In April 2021, she, along with 9 other women officers from the flying (Pilot) branch and 1 officer from the flying (Navigation) branch, were granted permanent commission. She received with effect from 18 December 2019.

• She was a member of the tri-services, all-women mountaineering expedition to Mt. Manirang (21,625 ft), at the border of the Kinnaur and Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh, as part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mohotsav’ celebrations.
  

  Vyomika Singh and other women before starting the expedition camp in 2021

• They started from New Delhi on 1 August 2021 and reached the peak on 15 August 2021.
  

  Vyomika Singh and other women of the expedition at a lower camp

• She is a specialised helicopter fighter pilot and has flown Chetak and Cheetah for more than 2500 hours.

• She made headlines on 7 May 2025 when she was present during the press conference of Operation Sindoor, India’s aerial strike in response to the Hindu killings in Pahalgam on 22 April 2025.
  

  Vyomika Singh during the ‘Operation Sindoor’ press conference

• She briefed the Indian reporters about the attack in English while Colonel Sofiya Qureshi spoke in Hindi. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was also available.
  

  Vyomika Singh with Vikram Misri and Sofiya Qureshi during the press conference about Operation Sindoor