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India proudly showcases its anti-satellite weapon at an arms bazaar


India proudly showcases its anti-satellite weapon at an arms bazaar This week, India's Ministry of Defense is holding Defexpo 2020 in the northern part of the country. The event seeks to promote India as a "defense manufacturing hub." In other words, it is essentially an arms bazaar. One of the main exhibits of this week's show is a large display showing off a copy of the hardware used during Mission Shakti, the successful anti-satellite test conducted by India in March, 2019. During this test, the country successfully fired a missile from the ground to shoot down a satellite at an altitude of 300km.   More



(Source: Ars Technica - Feb 8)

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