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This would make the US e-commerce firm the latest entrant in India's nascent but fast-growing satellite communications (satcom) market. Amazon would be pitted against the likes of Elon Musk-owned Starlink, Bharti-backed Oneweb and Reliance Industries' Jio Satellite in India which has issued a new space policy earlier this year aimed at spurring private investments in the sector.
According to the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, if Nigeria builds its Assembly, Integration, and Testing Laborator
"It will provide commercial SATCOM subscription services, which include SATCOM coverage in different locations, terminals, bandwidth, training if required by the unit and help desk services," Paul Mehney, public communications director for Army PEO C3T, told Breaking Defense.
The Race for More Space: The flawed logic behind making space a 17th Critical Infrastructure
Space has become securitized and militarized within the Indian strategic discourse, with technology, assets, and other infrastructure within the domain being used for military purposes.