Space Exercise ‘Antariksha Abhyas – 2024’

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Space Exercise ‘Antariksha Abhyas – 2024’

Why in news?

• First Ever Space Exercise ‘Antariksha Abhyas – 2024’ hosted by Defence Space Agency begins in New Delhi.

Important Points:

• ‘Antariksha Abhyas – 2024’, a three day Exercise to war-game the growing threats from and to Space Based Assets and Services, is being conducted by the Defence Space Agency of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff from 11 - 13 Nov 24. 
• Exercise Antariksha Abhyas 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.

Aims:

• The Space Exercise aims to provide enhanced understanding of space based assets and services and to gain understanding of operational dependency on space segments between stakeholders. 
• In addition, it intends to identify vulnerabilities in conduct of operations in the event of denial or disruptions of space based services. 

Participants:

• 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.
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