Exercise Antariksha Abhyas:
The first ever-space exercise ‘Antariksha Abhyas – 2024’ hosted by the Defence Space Agency begins in New Delhi.
- It is an exercise to war-game the growing threats from and to Space-Based Assets and Services
- It is being conducted by the Defence Space Agency of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff.
- It 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.
- It aims to provide enhanced understanding of space based assets and services and to gain understanding of operational dependency on space segment between stakeholders.
- In addition, it intends to identify vulnerabilities in conduct of operations in the event of denial or disruptions of space based services.
- It will have participants from the Defence Space Agency and its allied units along with personnel from the Army, Navy and the Air Force.
- Specialist branches under Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff viz Defence Cyber Agency, Defence Intelligence Agency and Strategic Forces Command would also be active participants in conduct of the exercise.
- Representatives from Indian Space Research Organisation and the Defence Research & Development Organisation will also take part in it.
