Space-based shield for the country's Navy
India's heaviest communication satellite will boost 'strategic autonomy'
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 "The Isro launch vehicle LVM3-M5 carrying the CMS-03 satellite, lifts off from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on November 2, 2025 (Photo: PTI)")
The Isro launch vehicle LVM3-M5 carrying the CMS-03 satellite, lifts off from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on November 2, 2025 (Photo: PTI)
The mighty blue-water fleets of the Cholas that made their mark in Southeast Asia from the 10th to the 12th century, the Kalingas that spread their maritime fame to as far as Indonesia, the Vijayanagara empire that maintained coastal patrol forces for the first time, and the Gujarat Sultanate that protected the Arabian sea route, are testament to India’s history of defence and security on sea dating back centuries. On November 2, yet another historical milestone was added to it when the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched the multiband Communication Satellite-03 (CMS-03), the heaviest-ever communication satellite carried by an
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First Published: Dec 10 2025 | 8:00 AM IST
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