India’s big step after Operation Sindoor, will keep hawk’s eye on every place, street, location of Pakistan and China with…, all movements…
New Delhi: Just like we can see everything easily even in the dark by lighting a bright torch, Indian Army is going to get a ‘sky torch’ to do something similar. After Operation Sindoor, its need is also being felt for monitoring the enemy’s territory. By the way, this time also we did surveillance from the sky but India’s preparation is even bigger now.
What is ‘sky torch’ mission?
Keeping in mind the defense preparations of its armed forces, India is preparing to launch 52 dedicated satellites. This is part of the process of finalizing a comprehensive military space doctrine.
The third phase of the Space Based Surveillance i.e. SBS programme was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October last year. Rs 26,968 crore will be spent on this. Under this, ISRO is to launch 21 satellites and 31 satellites with the help of three private companies. The first satellite is to be launched by April next year. All the remaining 51 satellites will be deployed by 2029.
How will China and Pakistan be on continuous target?
This project is being run by the Defense Space Agency under the Integrated Defense Staff (IDS) of the Ministry of Defense. According to a TOI report, a source said that work is also going on to reduce the time frame to launch these satellites quickly in low-earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary orbit. The three private companies that have been assigned the work have been asked to speed up the construction of satellites. The purpose of SBS-3 is to keep a constant watch on very large areas of the Indian Ocean region along with China and Pakistan. Right now it takes some time hence, it is very important to reduce the gap between two consecutive monitoring trips of the same place. Also, the picture will be of better resolution. If everything goes well, with the help of Indian satellites, we will be able to easily see even the enemy’s streets and neighbourhoods.
What is the role of Indian Air Force?
According to a TOI report, India’s space doctrine is being improved. Along with this, the Indian Air Force is also working rapidly on three high altitude platform system (HAPS) aircraft. This will be an unmanned aircraft or say a ‘pseudo satellite’. It will be deployed at a height of 10 to 50 km from the ground (stratosphere) for a long time on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
China’s military space programme has grown from just 36 satellites in 2010 to over 1,000 by 2024. Of these, 360 are dedicated to surveillance, intelligence and reconnaissance missions.
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