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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Beam Me Up, Scotty: Military Embraces Plasma Weapons for Next-Gen Warfare

Plasma technology has found new applications in the military as it has improved. This includes using plasma shields to guard against conventional bullets and...

Russia’s Ghost Soldiers: Inside Zaslon, The Enigmatic ‘Undiplomatic’ Special Unit

Zaslon, which translates as "Barrier or Screen," is a highly classified special unit under Russia's external security service, the Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki (SVR).  If SVR...

Polish Missile Shield Ready to Take Down Su-57s, Kinzhals, and Hypersonic Missiles

Poland is building an integrated and multilayered air defence system to safeguard its forces and territory as part of the Pilica, Narev, and Vistula...

Little Drones, Big Problems: How Russia’s Defense Strategies Are Shaping the Future Tank Battle

Small drones have emerged as a significant threat to armoured vehicles deployed on the Russian-Ukranian front lines, and they frequently outperform artillery and other...

IAF’s ‘Super Sukhois’: Inside the $7.5 Billion Upgrade of Su-30MKI Fighter Jets

The Indian Air Forces' (IAF) Su-30 MKI fighter jets are no longer the cutting-edge aircraft they were when first inducted. India owns a fleet of...

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Inside the VVER-1200 — How Russia Built One of the World’s Most Advanced Reactors  

One of the most advanced developments in Russia's long...

Akhand Bharat—Pacifism, Consensus, and Acquiescence

“Whereas it is in the nature of things that...

From Aluminum Shell to 400 km/h Dreams—Russia’s New Bullet Train Moves Closer to Reality

In February 2026, an important development in the transport...