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
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F-35 For India: Delhi Quietly Ignored Trump’s Soft Pitch For U.S. Stealth Fighters That Turkey & Saudi Chase
The United States (US) floated a pitch to supply India with advanced Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets. US President Donald Trump publicly stated...
Expert Reviews
IAF Targets First LCA Tejas Mk1A Squadron By March 2027 — Engines Arrive But AESA Radar and EW Suite Threaten Delays
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has received seven GE F404-IN20 engines for India's LCA Tejas Mk1A program.
GE Aerospace has reportedly assured HAL that it will...
South Asia
Why China Pulled Ahead of India in Fighter Jet Engine Race Despite Both Nations Starting Mid-1980s? OPED
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Middle East
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Egypt just inaugurated “The Octagon”, officially known as the State Strategic Command Headquarters, a massive new military complex spanning 22,000 acres in the New...
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Sukhoi vs MiG: How the Flanker Family Helped Sukhoi Win Russia’s Fighter Wars After Soviet Collapse
During the Cold War, the Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG) design bureau held a monopoly on frontline fighters (like the MiG-21 and MiG-29), while the Sukhoi Design...
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
