June 15:The Indian Army will train its officers in optimising the effective use of space-based resources. It aims at meeting its operational requirements. A week after India announced setting up of an Integrated Cell to coordinate all military operations based on space assets,
the Army’s Directorate of Perspective Planning (DOPP) will organise a training programme tomorrow for officers to make them understand the tricks of the trade . The seminar to be inaugurated by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Deepak Kapoor would also look into the role of space-based applications in recent conflicts around the world.Courtsey: AIR