Capabilities take Time to Develop, Intentions can Change Anytime !
Whatever can be precisely defined, can be accurately designed and developed !
Geospatial data is the new oil, geospatial technologies are the new oil refineries !
Indian Space Policy 2023 is iconic with a strong emphasis on international collaboration and technological advancements aiming for joint missions, knowledge sharing, capability and capacity building in satellite launches, scientific missions, space exploration, and technology transfers with an intent of the growth of the commercial space industry. The Policy aims to retain flexibility in addressing its national security concerns while maintaining strategic autonomy in outer space affairs and highlights India’s achievements and future goals in the development of nano satellites, advanced launch vehicles, hypersonic glide vehicles, ASATs and ambitions for human spaceflight through public-private partnerships to stimulate economic growth, technological innovation, and job creation within the space sector. But the ambition is bereft with challenges. This calls for an Indian Integrated Defence Space Development Program, on the lines of IGMDP, to gain technology sovereignty in state of the art satellites and SLVs, Resilient PNT, and military assets – offensive, defence, hard kill, soft kill based on, into and from, outer space platforms and Defence Space Technologies.
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Synergy – Volume 3 Issue 1 • February 2024
SYNERGY February 2024 Issue: Space: Bolstering National and Military Security
