Korea – Air Power Asia

KAAN, KF-21 and AMCA – Three Parallel Fifth Generation Programs

Anil Chopra, Airpowerasia, KAAN, KF, AMCA

Fifth-generation fighter aircraft have been the flavour of all discussions on South Asia. A British Royal Navy F-35 fighter jet was stuck in Thiruvananthapuram, India for 37 days after a mid-air emergency forced it to land on June 14. It finally flew back to the UK on July 22. It put into question the logistic-maintenanceContinue reading “KAAN, KF-21 and AMCA – Three Parallel Fifth Generation Programs”

Gabby Gabreski: America’s Two-War Ace – WW II and Korea

anil chopra, air power asia, Air Ace, Gabby Gabreski

Francis Stanley “Gabby” Gabreski was a Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was the top American and United States Army Air Force (USAAF) fighter ace over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War. Although best known for his credited destructionContinue reading “Gabby Gabreski: America’s Two-War Ace – WW II and Korea”