Girish Linganna

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Girish Linganna is a Defence & Aerospace analyst and is the Director of ADD Engineering Components (India) Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of ADD Engineering GmbH, Germany with manufacturing units in Russia. He is Consulting Editor Industry and Defense at Frontier India.

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France and UK: Nuclear Giants in Decline, Yet Deterrence Remains Resolute

France and the United Kingdom rank as the third and fourth largest nuclear powers globally, following Russia and the United States.  France and the United...

Russia Tests Cutting-Edge Kh-69 Missile in Ukraine Conflict

Russia appears to have avoided using its fifth-generation stealth fighter, the Su-57, in hostilities in Ukraine; nonetheless, an interesting development has emerged: the apparent...

Biden Administration Weighs Sending Longer-Range ATACMS Missiles to Ukraine

The authorities in the United States are currently trying to equip Ukraine with upgraded versions of ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) (ballistic missiles) that...

Shoigu Orders “Super Iskander” and “Mega Kinzhal”: Upgrading Russia’s Missile Might

Sergey Shoigu, Russia's Minister of Defence, stated recently during a visit to the "Design Bureau of Machine Building" company in Kolomna that the missile...

Ukraine claims its GUR Group 13 Special forces with Magura V5 Drones sank the Russian large Landing Ship Tsezar’ Kunikov

The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), along with forces from the country's Ministry of Defense's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), sunk the Russian "big landing ship"...

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Composite vs Metal Wings: Why Tu-214 Is Challenging Russia’s MC-21

Modern Russian aviation finds itself at a junction of...

Why Re-Engining Russia’s Superjet 100 With PD-8 May Not Make Economic Sense   

The issue of remotorizing the Russian regional airliner Sukhoi...

Russia Delays Return of Tu-204, Tu-214, Il-96 and An-124—New Deadline 2027  

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) has...

UZGA’s UTS-800 Enters New Test Stage—Future of Russian Pilot Training Takes Shape  

In late November 2025, a major milestone was achieved...