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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HAL flies Tejas Mk1A Flying Test Bed, superior to PAF JF-17 Block 3

Group Captain H. V. Thakur, on July 1, confirmed that the Tejas Mk 1A Flying Test Bed had already completed its first flight and...

SWiFT UAV – India’s Stealth Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator completed its first flight test

The stealth wing flying testbed, or SWiFT, a technology demonstrator developed as part of India's covert unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) programme, has attained...

Does Bayraktar TB2 Drone intimidates Russia?

Since the war shifted to the Donbas region in Ukraine, the massive success of the Bayraktar TB2 drone may have slowly faded away. Only...

Will stealthy Eurofighter Typhoon trump Russian Su-35 in a dogfight?

Russia's use of its Su-35 fighter aircraft in Ukraine has brought the plane under the spotlight. On the other hand, the war has drawn...

LCA Tejas gets equipped with JDAM-ER precision Bomb Kits

The indigenous LCA Tejas fighter jets are to be equipped with Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM-ER) precision-guided bombing kits which will enable...

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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...