Hyd: MCEME Seminar Focuses on Strengthening India’s Indigenous Military Space Capabilities
The seminar brought together senior military officials, representatives of academia, scientific institutions and private space-sector companies to deliberate on the growing strategic importance of space in modern warfare, the college said in a release.
MCEME Commandant Lt Gen IS Rathore, inaugurating the proceedings, stressed the need for developing resilient space capabilities and achieving technological self-reliance through closer cooperation among the Armed Forces, scientific institutions and industry.
He said the seminar provided a platform for exchanging ideas and building partnerships to strengthen indigenous military space capabilities in line with the Indian Army’s Decade of Transformation and the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
The deliberations covered three major themes — space as a warfighting domain, indigenous military space capabilities in India and emerging space technologies for military operations.
The first session examined geopolitical competition, deterrence, military power, space situational awareness and emerging threats. It was moderated by Lt Gen K Surendra Nath (Retd).
The second session focused on indigenous innovation and industry partnerships, with participation from representatives of the Telangana government, space companies Skyroot and Sanyark, and start-ups GalaxEye and VyomIC.
The discussions explored ways to develop sovereign space capabilities for the Armed Forces.
The third session discussed the use of quantum technology for secure space communications, space-based imagery for surveillance, indigenous satellites and their military applications.
The sessions were followed by panel discussions and interactive question-and-answer sessions. Mementos were presented to the speakers in recognition of their contributions.
MCEME Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor Maj Gen Pradeep Godara delivered the vote of thanks, acknowledging the contributions of speakers, participants and stakeholders.
The seminar highlighted the importance of strengthening space expertise within the Armed Forces and developing indigenous technologies and partnerships to address emerging military challenges in the space domain.
