In Photos: 'Top Gun' Nirmala Sitharaman Takes Off in Sukhoi

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to fly the Indian Air Force's frontline aircraft, the Sukhoi-30 MKI at an air base in Jodhpur on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman getting ready to fly the Indian Air Force's frontline aircraft, the Sukhoi-30 MKI at an air base in Jodhpur on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

Jodhpur: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman waves before flying in an IAF's Sukhoi-30 MKI plane, in Jodhpur on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman waves from the cock-pit of IAF's Sukhoi-30 MKI plane before taking off for a sortie, in Jodhpur on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to fly the Indian Air Force's frontline aircraft, the Sukhoi-30 MKI at an air base in Jodhpur on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

IAF's Sukhoi-30 MKI plane, carrying Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, takes off for a sortie, in Jodhpur on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)