Surgical Strikes: First Major Use of Cartosat Images for Army (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) 3 points by jsudhams 9y ago ↗ HN
[–] jsudhams 9y ago ↗ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartosat [–] mtmail 9y ago ↗ I'm surprised the article talks about dual-use since at least 2005 but the wikipedia article read "[the satellites] were specifically launched for Earth’s resource management and monitoring." and only mentions "strategic" usage.
[–] mtmail 9y ago ↗ I'm surprised the article talks about dual-use since at least 2005 but the wikipedia article read "[the satellites] were specifically launched for Earth’s resource management and monitoring." and only mentions "strategic" usage.
[–] sbierwagen 9y ago ↗ By the Indian army. Other militaries have been using satellite footage for decades.
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