NEW DELHI: The aerospace command being considered by the Indian military will consist of several components, including dedicated military satellites for the three services, and data flow from the existing Indian Remote Sensing Satellites.
The secrecy-shrouded Defence Image Processing and Analysis Centre located in Delhi cantonment, which currently analyses all satellite data for the military, will become the depository for all incoming data.
By the time the aerospace command comes into being, a sizeable number of Indian weapon systems would be using satellite navigation to home in on enemy targets, sources said.
At the recent IAF exercise codenamed Gagan Shakti in western India, satellites were used to an unprecedented degree in dogfight exercises. The IAF employed satellites to detect intruding fighters before engaging them.
