A focused study on Advanced Weapon Systems examined international development trends and status and used the information to formulate indigenous development strategies. The advanced weapon systems examined were Aerial weapons, Space weapons, Underwater weapons, Directed Energy weapons, and Fifth Generation Aircraft. The architecture of China's Anti Access / Area Denial (A2AD) military strategy directed against the US in the Indo- Pacific region was evaluated. The critical role of its missile, space, and naval forces has given China's geographic and historical setting are specially addressed through several US- China confrontation scenarios. The study analyzed the role of the newly formed Strategic Support Force combining the Space, Cyber, and electronic warfare in its fold.
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru - 560012, India