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Army conducts exercise ‘Skylight’ to test satellite-based systems
Context
The Indian Army conducted a pan-India exercise to test and validate its entire satellite-based communication network to ensure operational readiness in case of a conflict in the future.
About
About the Exercise
- The ‘Skylight’ exercise was conducted from 25 to 29 July, 2022.
- The exercise involved all kinds of satellite communication, from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Ladakh, where India and China have engaged in a military stand-off for the past two years.
- The exercise validated protocols to switch completely to the satellite-based communication in case of a conflict.
- It also targeted in the systems loopholes, especially in the context of a situation arising with China.
- The assets which are included in the exercise includes; static satellite communication systems, the vehicle laden transportable ones and also the man portable systems for their voice and data capability.
Need of the exercise
- For safety during conflicts: As the terrestrial media is likely to be disrupted during the conflict situations, demand space-based communication is necessary for Army.
- Dealing with enemies: A Military-grade satellite for Army is the very need of the hour for dealing with enemies.
Other Important Satellites
- GSAT-7A: The first dedicated commutations satellite GSAT-7A for the IAF was launched in 2018.
- GSAT 7B: The GSAT 7B aims to primarily fulfil the communication needs of the Army. It also aims to help the Army enhance its surveillance in border areas.
- GSAT-7: The first military commutations satellite launched by India is for the Indian Navy.
- This satellite GSAT-7 (also called Rukmini) was launched during September 2013 and is currently providing excellent service.
- GSAT-6: In 2015, a commutations satellite called GSAT-6 was launched by ISRO, which is also known to cater for strategic requirements of the country.
- GSAT-6 is known to provide quality and secure communication.
- Electromagnetic Intelligence Gathering Satellite (EMISAT): EMISAT, developed by ISRO, was launched in April 2020.
- Kautilya: It has an Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) package called Kautilya, which allows the interception of ground-based radar and also carries out electronic surveillance across India.
- RISAT 2BR1: India also has a RISAT 2BR1 synthetic aperture radar imaging satellite.
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