India launches spy satellite
Israeli-built satellite to boost New Delhi’s surveillance capabilities.
Published On 20 Apr 2009
In 2007, Israel replaced France as the second-largest arms supplier to India after Russia.
The new satellite provides India with the capability to monitor its international borders, anticipate any troop build-up or infiltration attempts by armed groups and track incoming ballistic missiles, defence officials said.
Last year, an Israeli satellite launched from an Indian base sparked a controversy as Iran claimed the satellite would be used to take images of Iran. But both India and Israel denied this.