Syllabus: GS 3/Space and Defence
In News
- The first-ever space exercise, ‘Antariksha Abhyas – 2024,’ hosted by the Defence Space Agency (DSA), has commenced in New Delhi.
About Defence Space Agency (DSA)
- Created in 2018, it is an integrated tri-services agency of the Indian Armed Forces headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- It is tasked with operating the space-warfare and Satellite Intelligence assets of India.
Significance/Need of the Exercise
- Exercise Antariksha Abhyas is a first of its kind exercise being conducted and is expected to help secure national strategic objectives in space and integrate India’s space capability in military operations.
- Space assets are essential in modern defense but increasingly vulnerable to threats like anti-satellite weapons, cyber-attacks, and space debris.
- As space is becoming increasingly congested, contested, and competitive, the space exercise intends to identify vulnerabilities in conduct of operations in the event of denial or disruptions of space based services.
| Do you know? – In March 2019, India successfully conducted Mission Shakti (an anti-satellite missile test) and demonstrated its capability to intercept and destroy a satellite in outer space based on complete indigenous technology. – With this test, India joined an exclusive group of space faring nations consisting of the USA, Russia and China. |
Source: PIB
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