Girish Linganna

-The writer is an award-winning science communicator and a Defence, Aerospace & Geopolitical Analyst. He is the Managing 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

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...

KALI: India’s Rumoured Secret Weapon Might be a Potential Game-Changer

Girish Linganna -
  K𝐀𝐋𝐈, the acronym for Kilo Ampere Linear Injector, is a top-secret weapon that India has designed as a potential response to any incoming missiles whose objective would be to disrupt the country's peace. It is...

Graphene Holds the Potential of Wonder Material

Girish Linganna -
  The discovery of graphene led everyone to believe that it was the most essential breakthrough in material since the invention of plastic. It is around a million times thinner than hair, and still around...

Is Russia’s Hypersonic Missiles Strike on Ukraine a Desperate Attempt?

Girish Linganna -
  Russia is now going all out to threaten its adversaries. In the ongoing war against Ukraine, Russia declared that it used its Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time to destroy an underground weapons...

India’s Naval Strength is Growing But Not Enough

Girish Linganna -
  The addition of two more frontline warships to the Indian Navy on May 17 is another milestone in the Atmanirbhar Mission.  The Surat (Project 15B), the Destroyer, and the Udaygiri (Project 17A) Frigate can...

HDPE to Boost Making of Superior Watercrafts

Girish Linganna -
  PFG, a Tasmanian company on May 10 unveiled its Sentinel 1100 -11m-long tactical watercraft designed primarily for maritime interdiction. The watercraft was unveiled at the international maritime exhibition, Indo-Pacific 2022 held in Sydney. The...
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