The systems provided by PGA, the French arm of Astronics headquartered in New York, manage all onboard electronics from cockpit lighting to the transmission and communication networks. These components have been fitted onto planes used by key Russian figures such as Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, and Sergei Shoigu. Read also: Why Western sanctions don’t affect Russia’s appetite for war “PGA in Châteauroux, a French subsidiary specializing in avionics, ensures that Putin, Medvedev, Shoigu, and other Russian elites have access to state-of-the-art technology for secure communications,” noted th…