
India Engages Startups to Develop 'Bodyguard' Satellites
India's security agencies are partnering with private startups to develop 'bodyguard satellites' designed to protect the nation's critical space assets from orbital threats.
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India's security agencies are partnering with private startups to develop 'bodyguard satellites' designed to protect the nation's critical space assets from orbital threats.

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