Defence Space Agency
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The Defence Space Agency (DSA) is an integrated tri-services agency of the Indian Armed Forces. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The agency is tasked with operating the space-warfare and Satellite Intelligence[6] assets of India. The DSA draws personnel from all three branches of the Armed Forces.
The agency is expected to be converted into a full sized tri-service military command in the future.[3]
History
Origins
The Naresh Chandra Task Force was set up in July 2011 by
The creation of the Defence Space Agency (DSA), the Defence Cyber Agency (DCA), and the Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD) was approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Combined Commanders' Conference at Jodhpur Air Force Station on 28 September 2018.[1][2] The Defence Imagery Processing and Analysis Centre in Delhi and the Defence Satellite Control Centre in Bhopal were subsumed by the DSA.[3]
Anti-satellite programme of India
Months before the operationalisation of the Defence Space Agency, India conducted an Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) test in March 2019. The test was aimed at demonstrating India's anti-satellite capability.[12]
The Indian ASAT programme can be traced back to its
As of April 2019, India was working on directed energy ASAT weapons, co-orbital ASAT weapons, lasers and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) based ASAT weapons. The ability to protect space assets from hostile electronic and physical attacks was also being developed by India.[19]
Exercise IndSpaceEx
India conducted its first simulated space warfare exercise on 25th and 26 July 2019, called IndSpaceEx. The exercise was conducted under the supervision of Integrated Defence Staff. The exercise was aimed at obtaining an assessment of threats and the creation of a joint space warfare doctrine.[20][21]
Organisation
The DSA will be in Bangalore.[5] It will function under the Integrated Defence Staff.[4] Personnel from all the three branches of the Indian Armed Forces will be stationed in the agency.[4] The agency is expected to be fully operational by November 2019.[3]
Role
The DSA will operate systems to protect Indian interests in
Defence Space Research Agency
The Defence Space Research Agency (DSRA) is the scientific organisation responsible for developing space-warfare systems and technologies for the Defence Space Agency. The DSRA was approved by the Government of India in June 2019.[25] The DSRA is composed of scientists who undertake research and development in close coordination with the Integrated Defence Staff.[26] Various types of Anti-satellite weapon systems are currently under development.[19]
See also
- Space Force
- Integrated entities
- Defence Planning Committee, tri-services command at policy level with NSA as its chief
- Defence Cyber Agency, tri-services command
- Integrated Defence Staff, tri-services command at strategic level composed of MoD, MEA and tri-services staff
- Integrated Theatre Command
- Armed Forces Special Operations Division, tri-services command at operational level part of Integrated Defence Staff
- Indian Nuclear Command Authority
- Foreign Assets
- Other nations
- Space Forces (Russia) - Russian equivalent command
- Space Operations Command (US) - U.S. equivalent command
- General concepts
- Joint warfare, general concept
- Minimum Credible Deterrence
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