Space Warfare

Space is next frontier: As China pushes ahead, India needs to bridge the gap

Space platforms support ballistic missiles and hypersonic weapons: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR); and network-centric battlefield. Space superiority is key for modern information-centric wars

How space became the stage for the next big 'power grab' between US and China

Weapons at Chinese military bases are capable of smashing satellites, shooting laser beams that could blind delicate sensors on satellites.

Risk of space warfare climbs with each passing year, but policies to curb them are lagging

Recent reports have pointed to growing space threats, but efforts to prevent conflicts are stagnant or out of step.

Centre approves new space research agency; DSRA will be tasked with creating space warfare weapon systems

The Government of India has approved the setting up of a new agency, Defence Sapce Research Agency (DSRA), which will develop sophisticated weapon systems and technologies for space warfare

Mapping the sudden rise of Asian Space forces and understanding what it means

Militaries across Asia are setting up special branches for space operations after the US.

Shekatkar Committee report's key principle: Armed forces must replace tradition with pragmatism

Acceptance of certain recommendations made by the Lieutenant-General DB Shekatkar Committee, set up last year to suggest ways and means to enhance the combat potential of the armed forces and re-balancing defence expenditure, has been a subject of much discussion

China's growing space-related capabilities worries US

The US has said China could use it's growing space-related capabilities to gain diplomatic advantage over other nations, "possibly" against America's national security interests as well.