DefSat 2026: Experts to Brainstorm Space Tech for National Security

• The fourth edition of the DefSat-2026 conference will be held from February 24 to 26 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
• The conference theme is “Space at the Core of National Security”, focusing on space technology's role in defence.
• SIA-India President Subbarao Pavuluri emphasized the need to recognize space as critical infrastructure and articulate a space-military doctrine.
• Over 1,000 stakeholders, including armed forces, government, industry, and academia, will discuss India’s defence-space roadmap.
• SIA-India has formed the Strategic Defence Space Group (SSG) to guide military space preparedness and institutionalize space as a warfighting domain.

Why It Matters: DefSat 2026 will unite experts to shape India's defence-space strategy for national security.