NEW DELHI: Defence and military experts, on Day 2 of DefSat2026 conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, intensified the strategic dialogue on building India’s persistent and resilient defence space capability, against the backdrop of rapid global transformation in space-based military infrastructure. With 1,602 space-based ISR satellites projected to launch globally between 2025 and 2030, the sector is entering a phase of operational maturity, shifting from sporadic expansion to predictable, proliferated constellations designed for continuous coverage, rapid revisit, and real-time analytics. The discussions at the conference underscored that persistent space capability is no longer aspirational but foundational to national security.Setting the tone for the day of the conference at Manekshaw Centre, Subba Rao Pavuluri, president, SIA-India, said: “India stands at a decisive inflection point.