NB Viewpoint | "India cannot remain divorced from military applications of space," says CDS Anil Chauhan
CDS Anil Chauhan said, "Space is being used to enhance combat capabilities in other domains. So it is a domain which is enhancing capabilities, other domains of land, sea, air and even cyber"
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"The military applications of space are the dominant discourse from which we cannot remain divorced" - CDS Gen Anil Chauhan
New Delhi, Apr 12: Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces Anil Chauhan on Tuesday (Apr 11) said that India cannot remain divorced from the military applications of space. CDS Chauhan was speaking on the need for trained space manpower in both civilian and military domains at the Indian Defspace Symposium 2023 in Delhi.
While addressing the event, CDS Anil Chauhan said, "Space is being used to enhance combat capabilities in other domains. So it is a domain which is enhancing capabilities, other domains of land, sea, air and even cyber. The military applications of space are the dominant discourse from which we cannot remain divorced". CDS Anil Chauhan further stated that India needs to explore the field of military miniaturization of satellites and reusable launch platforms which will help in the enhancement of our space capabilities.
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He further emphasized the need for developing dual-use platforms with a special focus towards incorporating cutting-edge technology and the DRDO Chairman called upon to work closely with academia, startup, MSMEs and larger companies. "Today's symposium will assist all of us to centre our national security while identifying possible solutions to address future challenges. The aim for all of us should be towards developing dual-use platforms with a special focus towards incorporating cutting-edge technology and we must expand our NAVIC constellation, provide agile space-based ISR and ensure secure satellite-assisted communications," he said.
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"We also need to explore the field of miniaturization of satellites and reusable launch platforms to mitigate cost, challenges and accelerate the pace of augmenting our space-based capabilities. The populating of the space domain and the emergence of a dynamic threat environment to our space assets also demand that we enhance our space situational awareness capability. There's also a requirement to safeguard our assets with counter space capabilities. We must build resilience and redundancy in a space-based infrastructure," he added.
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