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    Government Science College, Jabalpur

    Military Science C.C.E Presentation on -

    Space Warfare

    By:-
    Harshit Tahanguriya
    CS-3 / 05
    What is Modern Warfare ?
    • Warfare that is in total contrast with previous military
    concepts and technology.
    • Evolving subject , seen differently in different times
    • In narrowest sense, it is merely a synonym of contemporary
    warfare.

    • Key indicator - advancement of technology & penetration to


    new domains.
    • Traditional Warfare – limited to battlefield, sea, air, etc.
    • Modern Warfare – new domains such as SPACE, CYBER,
    ECONOMIC
    Space Warfare

    • A hypothetical (currently) war that occurs outside earth’s


    atmosphere.
    • Scope – include ground-to-space warfare, such as attacking
    satellites from the Earth;
    space-to-space warfare, such as satellites attacking satellites;
    space-to-ground warfare, such as satellites attacking Earth-
    based targets.
    History

    • 1960s – concentrated more on exploration


    Eg.:- US’s Starfish Prime Test (1962) - nuclear explosion in outer
    space, it deactivated many then-orbiting satellites.
    Ultimately it lead to banning of nuclear weapons in space by the
    Outer Space Treaty of 1967.

    • 1970s-1990s – development of ground-to-space weapons


    such as US and Soviet’s Anti-Satellite Weaponry.

    • 2000s – more comprehensive weaponisation


    India’s Mission Shakti , March 2019, where India shot down an
    low-earth orbiting satellite using an ASAT missile
    Weaponisation vs Militarisation of Space

    • Spacial Weaponisation:- refers to placement of destructive space


    based devices in the orbit
    • Includes :-
    • ground-based systems used for space-based attacks
    • Weapons that travel through space to attack the targets such as hypersonic
    technology vehicles.

    • Militarisation of Space:- refers to the use of space in support of


    ground, sea and air-based military operations
    • Includes :-
    • Space-based assets with supporting ground infra. Such as early warning
    systems, battlefield surveillance systems
    • Most extreme form :- Space-based ASAT weapons and a variety of Space
    to Earth weapons

    [weaponisation is a subset of militarisation]


    But Why Countries are militarising space ?

    • Satellite ecosystem crucial for research, navigation,


    surveillance, etc.
    • Need to protect them from enemy’s Anti-Satellite
    weapons(ASAT’s). So countries are trying to develop missile based
    defense systems for satellites, thus militarising space.

    • To establish military supremacy in outer space as it will


    ultimately give supremacy in wars over land, sea and air.
    India in Space Warfare

    • In March 2019, India successfully tested an anti-satellite weapon


    under the Mission Shakti [came in league with Russia, USA, China]
    • In 2019 established two new space agencies :
    • Defense Space Agency (DSA) : A tri-service agency tasked with
    operating the space-warfare and Satellite Intelligence assets of India.
    • Defense Space Research organization (DSRO) (DSA) :- to perform
    research work in field of space defense.

    • A dedicated military satellite (GSAT-7B) was given Acceptance of


    Necessity by the Defense Ministry for the Indian Army in
    March,2022
    • Currently, India has only two dedicated military satellites — the
    GSAT-7 (Rukmini) and GSAT-7A (Angry Bird) — used by the Indian
    Navy and Air Force respectively.
    Concerns of Space Weaponisation

    • arms race for weaponisation of outer space would create an


    environment of uncertainty, suspicion, miscalculations,
    competition and aggressive deployment between nations
    • It will put into risk the commercial and scientifically important
    satellites.
    • The problem of space debris is an alarming issue
    • When spacecraft or satellite debris in returns to the Earth, it
    poses a lethal danger to people and to property
    Thankyou..

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