India working on development of missile shield for satellites

[Contrarian]

India working on development of missile shield for satellites

Fearing that its satellites could be under threat from missiles, India is working on development of a shield for which it is in talks with Russia and other countries having such technology.

"We have full spectrum of threat (to the satellites). So it is in our interest to use technology to protect our satellites," a senior official said here today.

He was referring to apprehension that satellites could be targeted by any enemy country with the use of missiles.

China has recently tested one such missile recently but the official underlined that India's desire to develop the shield was not prompted by that development.

"We have been discussing about developing the shield before Chinese test. So there is no link between the two," the official stressed.

He said India has been talking to "close friend" Russia and other countries having such technology for our interest.

Besides, Russia and China, the technology is available only with the US.
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=445515

 

[Keysersoze]

Oh dear.......It appears no one has learnt the lessons of the Star wars program

 

[joey]

The article is confused bro, its talking of Missile Defence and we have already tested ABM and wud be fielded soon.

This article is misleading, there are BM defence projects going on,

1> EXO - wwe have tested it.
2> Endo-Atmospheric kill vehicle to be tested this year - a derivative of akash but ramjet powered.
3> Lasers - under developement.

 

[Keysersoze]

The article is confused bro, its talking of Missile Defence and we have already tested ABM and wud be fielded soon.

This article is misleading, there are BM defence projects going on,

1> EXO - wwe have tested it.
2> Endo-Atmospheric kill vehicle to be tested this year - a derivative of akash but ramjet powered.
3> Lasers - under developement.

It speaks of a shield for satellites....... and maybe they author should take a look at the various systems that were supposed to stop Russian re-entry vehicles. I don't believe any of them are in use........

 

[joey]

It speaks of a shield for satellites....... and maybe they author should take a look at the various systems that were supposed to stop Russian re-entry vehicles. I don't believe any of them are in use........

Shield for protecting satellites, how can u protect a SAT from HTK ASAT weapons without deploying space based lasers to dstroy any incoming homers in LOS or a space station to carry bombs [we all know tech isnt there yet]

"We have full spectrum of threat (to the satellites). So it is in our interest to use technology to protect our satellites," a senior official said here today.

there is certainly something we are working one but tht report is misguiding, ASAT is not hard to develope and we have the tech as we already did a HTK intcrceptin with BM(seeker included) in ASAT no seekers r needed. ASAT is more political test.

now tellme what kind of Shield