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No. 565Problem statementHealth and wellbeing

Development of Inflight Urination Device for Female Fighter Pilots

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The Indian Air Force asks for an in-flight urination device for female fighter pilots on long-duration sorties. Existing off-the-shelf products are either incompatible with ejection-seat restraints or have not been tested for aircraft compatibility, limiting women's use of multirole aircraft and long duty periods. The requested work is to prototype a suitable device and begin formal aircraft-compatibility testing.