Space Warfare
Space warfare is combat that takes place in outer space. The scope of space warfare therefore includes ground-to-space warfare, such as attacking satellites from the Earth; space-to-space warfare, such as satellites attacking satellites; and space-to-ground warfare, such as satellites attacking Earth-based targets. As of 2020 no actual warfare has ever taken place in space, though a number of tests and demonstrations have been performed. International treaties are in place that attempt to regulate conflicts in space and limit the installation of space weapon systems, especially nuclear weapons. From 1985 to 2002 there was a United States Space Command, which in …
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MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 8 August 2024 English
The first article titled “Exploring and Evaluating the Need of a Space Warfare Operations Readiness Division (SWORD) for an Emerging Space Superpower like India”, is by Mr John Vivian Prashant A., in which … which he has analysed India’s space security infrastructure and explores the need for Space Warfare Operations Readiness Division (SWORD) through the lenses of economics, law and international relatio …
titled “Exploring and Evaluating the Need of a Space Warfare Operations Readiness Division (SWORD) for an … security infrastructure and explores the need for Space Warfare Operations Readiness Division (SWORD) through …
RAND Corporation · 25 July 2024 English
To achieve its core mission set and in the face of the rapid development of potential adversary capabilities in space, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) needs to fundamentally rethink how …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 15 July 2024 English
Editor’s Note Military reforms have been a long pending requirement for post-Independence India. Under the Narendra Modi government in the past decade, crucial decisions were made in the defence reform …
Support Force, tasked with information and space-warfare functions, and a Joint Logistics Support Force …
CAPS: Centre for Air Power Studies · 3 July 2024 English
Evolution of SPacE activitiES The journey into space began with the launch of sputnik 1 in 1957, marking the start of a space race between the United states and the …
“aUKUs: radars will Help counter Threat of ‘space Warfare’,” bbc News, December 3, 2023, https://www.bbc …
RAND Corporation · 24 June 2024 English
This report surveys open-source literature across the Chinese defense enterprise to present a composite image of People's Liberation Army (PLA) perspectives and key factors for U.S.-China crisis stability in space. …
future by asserting that “in the future of space warfare, attacking before the opponent does remains … “Offense and Defense Approaches to the Future of Space Warfare” [“未来太空战 的攻防之道”], Science in 24 Hours [科学 24 … into its joint operations and is eager to give space warfare a try,” thereby “enormously increasing the …
RAND Corporation · 12 June 2024 English
This report documents several sets of analyses conducted in fiscal year 2020, during the stand-up of the U.S. Space Force, to determine the appropriate workforce alignment and training for the …
developing its personnel to become the masters of space warfare.” 3 Context and Motivation for This …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 30 May 2024 English
These victories led to the breakup of the Kyivan states, which remained under the dominion of the Golden Horde for a few centuries.10 It was during this period that the …
anti-access/area denial strategies, cyber-attacks and space warfare. Hence, 110 Ukraine War: Military Perspectives …
RAND Corporation · 8 May 2024 English
Improvements in Russian and Chinese counterspace capabilities could endanger the space-based capabilities that the United States relies on for a broad array of military and economic functions. In this report, …
the more acute for the simple reason that space warfare has not occurred. Although wargames and other …
