Air Marshal Anil Chopra

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Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retired) is an Indian Air Force veteran fighter test pilot and is the former Director-General of the Center for Air Power Studies in New Delhi. He has been decorated with gallantry and distinguished service medals while serving in the IAF for 40 years. He tweets @Chopsyturvey 

AMCA & LCA Mk1A Grab National Attention — But 70 Years On, India Struggles to Field Its Own Trainers

India's evolving fifth-generation AMCA and the still-to-be-delivered LCA Mk1A continue to grab the headlines. But there are other eggs in the Indian defense production...

India Trains To Counter J-20 Stealth Fighters as China’s J-16 Holds Rare Drills Against Egyptian Rafales

As China’s J-16 “Hidden Dragon” fighter jets drill against Egyptian Rafales, the Indian Air Force continues to sharpen its teeth through multinational exercises and...

Pakistan’s “F-16s Copying India’s Su-30 MKI Tactics” to Fight the IAF: A Sneak Peek at Aggressor Squadrons

In World War II, the adversaries captured each other's warplanes and introduced them into a modest dissimilar air-combat training (DACT) role. The Germans formed "Touring...

No American Fighter Jets for India: Why Lockheed’s C-130J May Win But Its F-35s & Rebranded F-16s Will Not: OPED

US-India bilateral relations evolved dramatically after 2000, driven by shared concerns over global terrorism and China’s unprecedented rise.  The U.S. is India’s largest export market,...

Rolls-Royce vs Safran For AMCA: How China Overtook India in High-Thrust Engine Tech Despite an Early Start?

India's Reliance Industries and British Rolls-Royce have announced their plan to partner on the design, development, and manufacturing of an "indigenous" engine for India’s...

Air Marshal Anil Chopra

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Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retired) is an Indian Air Force veteran fighter test pilot and is the former Director-General of the Center for Air Power Studies in New Delhi. He has been decorated with gallantry and distinguished service medals while serving in the IAF for 40 years. He tweets @Chopsyturvey