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 

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...

F414 “Trap”: After 3X Price Hike, Why Swapping U.S. GE Engines for India’s Tejas Mk-2 & AMCA Won’t Be Easy

Commercial negotiations for the GE F414 engine, selected to power India’s Tejas Mk-2 and the initial variants of AMCA, have hit a serious roadblock....

“Too Big to Fail”: How Pakistan Plays Both Superpowers — U.S. & China — For Endless Bailouts & Staying Relevant: OPED

Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Switzerland for the Iran Peace talks. Qatar's foreign ministry announced "the launch of...

₹8.8 Trillion Defense Economy by 2047: India’s Blueprint to Become a Global Military Power in 20 Years

By 2047, India aims to command a ₹8.8 trillion defense economy — six times its current size — and emerge as a true global...

IAF Crippled Pakistan, Iran Devastated Gulf Airbases: The Hard Lessons on Surviving Drone & Cruise Missile Attacks: OPED

The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted precision strikes against 11 Pakistani airbases, including Nur Khan (Chaklala), Rafiqui, and Sargodha, and damaged runways, hit command-and-control...

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