Girish Linganna

-The author is a Defence, Aerospace & Political Analyst based in Bengaluru. He is also Director of ADD Engineering Components, India, Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of ADD Engineering GmbH, Germany. You can reach him at: girishlinganna@gmail.com. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily carry the views of Raksha Anirveda

LCA Tejas vs J-17: Who Would Fit the RMAF?

Girish Linganna -
  The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is seeking to rectify multiple problems related to its strength and fleet structure. India's Tejas and China's J-17 aircraft have become embroiled in the resultant tender.  RMAF's Problems Due to...

Putin’s Defence for War with Ukraine

Girish Linganna -
The Russian belligerence on Ukraine is a stand that Russia has taken in retaliation to the America-backed NATO infiltration into the European Union. Russian premiere Putin has stated this in no uncertain terms. Let...

The Collateral Benefits of Deploying Su-57 Aircraft to Ukraine: Russia’s Potential Plan

Girish Linganna -
  First came the reports of Russia's Su-57 next-generation fighter operating in support of the country's war effort in Ukraine. Then came news of sightings of the stealth fighter over the city of Zhytomyr starting...

Catching up: India’s ‘3D Tech’ to Build Military Equipment

Girish Linganna -
  The Military Engineering Services (MES), one of India's Ministry of Defence's oldest and most important agencies, has announced the completion of two 3D printed houses under the aegis of the Indian Air Force's South...

Agnipath: A Tour of Duty

Girish Linganna -
  A new process for recruitment to the Indian armed forces has been announced by the government of India, the Tour of Duty called Agnipath. While more than 46,000 youth including both girls and boys are expected to...

Flaws in the Military-Civil Cooperation Framework Hindering Innovation in Space Domain

Girish Linganna -
  In the previous year, Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari stated that the lack of framework required for cooperation between civilian and military entities is restricting the country from innovating and producing the next generation...

Ukraine-Russia War Pushes IAF to Stall Plans to Modernise Its Su-30 MKI Fighter Fleet

Girish Linganna -
  The ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia has forced the Indian Air Force (IAF) to shelve plans to modernise the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter fleet, which has a budget of $4.5 billion. There were...

Wide-Body Fleet – Next Step for India’s Civil Aviation

Girish Linganna -
  A report, earlier this year, noted that the TATA Group is in talks with the European plane manufacturer, Airbus, for the procurement of its wide-bodied A350XWB planes. The TATAs now have four entities under a...

Why is Astra BVRAAM a Great Deal for India?

Girish Linganna -
  For bringing an end to decades old dependency of India on French and Russian-made air-to-air missiles (AAM), the Indian defence and security establishment has braced itself for testing the indigenously developed Astra Mk 2...

The Rationale Behind UK’s Purchase of Drones Blacklisted by the US

Girish Linganna -
  The British defence ministry is purchasing Chinese drones, which the United States already blacklists over human rights and national security concerns. As per a recently published contract notice, an order worth £132,337 for drones...

Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet: Will It be the Best Choice for India?

Girish Linganna -
  Even as the French, the Russian, the Swedish and the European Consortium push their fighter jets for MMRCA -2 project for the Indian Air Force, the Americans who are not ready to fall behind...

Where Do Indian Anti-Ship Missiles Stand As Compared to their Chinese Counterparts?

Girish Linganna -
  In the previous month, the Indian Navy along with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a maiden flight-test of NASM-SR, an indigenously-developed Naval anti-ship missile that was launched from a helicopter from...

DURGA II : India’s Hidden Laser Weapon Has Evolved, Challenges Persist

Girish Linganna -
  In layman's terms, Directed-energy weapons (DEW) are meant to destroy or damage the given target using focussed energy utilising particle beams, microwaves or lasers. In several media reports, DEWs are often noted as laser...
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