How poor education, training infra constrains India's military space plans
Despite its proper structure, India’s only dedicated space university has just 1,356 students across all levels, a small base to feed a rapidly scaling space and defence-space programme
- ✓Despite its proper structure, India’s only dedicated space university has just 1,356 students across all levels, a small base to feed a rapidly scaling space and defence-space programme
- ✓Narayanan revealed that at least 10 satellites were kept on standby around the clock to meet the strategic needs of India’s armed forces.
- ✓Civic Domain: Categorized under education public notices.
Students take a look at the miniature models of the space crafts during ISRO Space on Wheels mobile exhibition at Collectorate in Vijayawada on Monday, November 24, 2025. Photo: K.V.S. Giri/The Hindu Behind every satellite launch and every drone strike lies a less-discussed layer: the classrooms, laboratories, and degree programmes that produce the engineers who design, build, and operate India’s military space and drone assets.
Even during Operation Sindoor in May 2025, when the limelight was on the modern technologies used in warfare by the armed forces – drones, missiles, surface-to-air missiles, attack aircraft, etc. But another crucial aspect was overlooked.
Satellites, which are used for spying, surveillance, communication, and navigation, also played a significant role. ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan revealed that at least 10 satellites were kept on standby around the clock to meet the strategic needs of India’s armed forces.
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| Issuing Authority | The Hindu Education & Career |
|---|---|
| Topic Category | EDUCATION |
| Jurisdiction | All India / National |
| Publication Date | 25 October 2026 |