{"id":17251,"date":"2019-06-12T16:55:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T16:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/12\/india-to-launch-a-defense-based-space-research-agency\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:37:09","slug":"india-to-launch-a-defense-based-space-research-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2019\/06\/12\/india-to-launch-a-defense-based-space-research-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"India to launch a defense-based space research agency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW DELHI \u2014 In a move to bolster India\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/03\/27\/in-wake-of-indian-anti-satellite-test-shanahan-urges-thoughtfulness-in-space\/\" target=_blank>space warfare<\/a> capabilities, the ruling National Democratic Alliance government has approved the creation of the Defence Space Research Organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DSRO will provide technical and research support to its parent organization, the Defence Space Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, India\u2019s Cabinet Committee on Security, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the creation of DSRO to also develop space warfare systems and associated technology, according to a Ministry of Defence official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DSRO will be headed by a senior defense scientist who will lead a team of other scientists. The agency is expected to be operational by the end of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization is also charged with finding and implementing defense applications for India\u2019s entire spectrum of space technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, the government established the Defence Space Agency, or DSA, to command the space assets of the Army, Navy and Air Force, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2019\/03\/27\/india-flexes-its-space-power-muscles-with-anti-satellite-missile-launch\/\" target=_blank>military\u2019s anti-satellite capability<\/a>. The agency is also to formulate a strategy to protect India\u2019s interests in space, including addressing space-based threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MoD official noted that the creation of the two agencies is aimed at developing a multidimensional approach to using outer space for strategic purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DSA will be headed by an Air Force vice marshal and will have a staff of 200 personnel from three wings of the armed forces, according to another MoD official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the DSA will seek input on space as a domain of warfare from the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Defence Research and Development Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India\u2019s existing military space agencies \u2014 including the Defence Imagery Processing and Analysis Centre, located in New Delhi, and the Defence Satellite Control Centre, located in Bhopal \u2014 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