Category: SPACE BASED TECHNOLOGY
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Military Technology of This Century: Military Satellites
Maj Gen Narayanan and I delved into military satellites as part of the space capsule of Military Technology.
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Military Technology of This Century : MILITARY and SPACE
Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (R) and I had a great evening in which we dealt with the basics of space. This is part of a series on military space technology which we have started as part of the larger Military Technology of this Century which we have started.
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The Chinese Balloon Affair : A Discussion with Aadi Achint
A live discussion on the Chinese balloon affair and the shooting it down by the USA Aadi and I had a great discussion on the Chinese balloon affair. More importantly it gave me an opportunity to kickstart ‘space technology’ as part of the series on military technologies of this century. Going though this will give…
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The Danger of Chinese Nuclear Activity in Space by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/the-danger-of-chinese-nuclear-activity-in-space/2912716/ The article in the SCMP indicates that Chinese scientists are experimenting to detonate a 10 MT atomic warhead near the edge of space. Technically this area is widely known as the near space. The Chinese intent is to create a temporary cloud of radiation that could quickly…
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India’s Energy Security Through Space By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Originally published in the PINNACLE, The ARTRAC Journal, Vol 19, 2020, Pages 165-179 The formatting of the article is not great but the content is! The Fundamentals Population. By 2100 the global population will be around 10 billion. Compared to the present population, it is approximately 40 to 50% greater[1] (see fig 1). Indian population is…
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Battlefield Energy, Oil of Space and Rebalancing by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Rebalancing Imperatives Energy Guzzlers. Indian Armed Forces are rebalancing to the North. Infrastructure development will continue. Good news. Across the LAC, China is ‘Solidifying Tibet’. Hereafter, the areas adjoining the LAC will see elevated troop levels even if there are no hostilities. The number of troops to be maintained permanently in extreme High altitudes will nearly…
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Near Space Surveillance and Beyond by Lt Gen P R Shankar (retd)
This is an article I wrote two years back. After reading through all the literature about the Armenia- Azerbaijan conflict and the on going standoff with China in Eastern Ladakh, I am convinced that we need to expand our horizon of thinking in using the atmosphere for surveillance purposes. This is a new dimension which needs to be…
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ASAT OPERATIONALISATION A SIMPLISTIC VIEW by Lt Gen P R Shankar
Let us get turn away for a moment from the heat and dust of Indian electoral politics and talk again of ASAT, which creates a different kind of dust – Star Dust. More lethal than imagination. This article may kindly be read with my earlier articles at links indicated below for a better understanding https://palepurshankar.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-quick-supplement-for-understanding…
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A SIMPLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF LOW EARTH ORBIT MILITARY SATELLITES BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR
MOST PEOPLE IN/OUT OF UNIFORM DO NOT UNDERSTAND SPACE RELATED ISSUES. AFTER ALL IT IS ‘ROCKET SCIENCE‘. HOWEVER TO BE IGNORANT OF THE COMING TIDE IS SACRILEGE FOR A MAN IN UNIFORM. …
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A Quick Supplement For Understanding The Role and Context Of Anti-Satellite Weapons By Lt Gen P.R. Shankar
A satellite can be used for many military purposes. Primarily, military satellites are used for Communication, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, Navigation, Meteorological Observations and Electronic Warfare. Theoretically any satellite, can carry out these functions whether it is in High, Geostationary, Mid or Low Earth orbits. However, from a practical point of view it is the…
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