The first version of this brief appeared in the ORF-GP volume, Future Warfare and Critical Technologies: Evolving Tactics and Strategies, which can be accessed here : The Evolving Notions of ‘Counterspace’ and ‘Counterspace Capabilities’ The role of space and counterspace technologies in future warfare will only grow with time; yet what do these phrases currently mean? ‘Counterspace’ is preferred over ‘space’ because the issue is not just that the technology is space-related but that there is an attempt to interfere with it, which is more disruptive to global stability. Similarly, the term ‘space weapons’ has become outdated as it no longer reflects the current space threat environment. What we have are capabilities, some of which are deployed in space, and some of which are not, which can be used in a dual-purpose way: benign or aggressive, or for defensive or offensive goals. The concern is less the technology and more the intent behind it and how it is used.
Authors
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- Victoria Samson, “Space and Counterspace Technologies: Assessing the Current Threat Environment,” ORF Issue Brief No. 745 , October 2024, Observer Research Foundation.
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- 13
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- India
Table of Contents
- The Evolving Notions of The Evolving Notions of Counterspace Counterspace 3
- The Evolving Notions of The Evolving Notions of Counterspace Counterspace 4
- The Evolving Notions of The Evolving Notions of Counterspace Counterspace 5
- The Role of Space The Role of Space 6
- Situational Awareness Situational Awareness 6
- Congestion On and Congestion On and 7
- Around the Moon Around the Moon 7
- Congestion On and Congestion On and 8
- Around the Moon Around the Moon 8
- Congestion On and Congestion On and 9
- Around the Moon Around the Moon 9
- Conclusion Conclusion 10
- Endnotes Endnotes 11
- Endnotes Endnotes 12
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