Countering missile threats with enhanced warning and tracking payloads
Missile speed, maneuverability, and destructive power requires more capable payloads for accelerated kill chain timelines.
The Afghanistan withdrawal and the consolidation of all in-country military networks to one base at Hamid Karzai International Airport illustrated unique challenges with direct applicability to Joint All Domain Command and Control and future Project Convergences.
Even with the establishment of Space Force, space-based capabilities are primarily supporting terrestrial operations. Looking to the other recognized warfighting domains to redundant capabilities and interoperability will enhance architectural resilience.
The QZSS Hosted Payloads are seen as a pathfinder to improving US and allied cooperation in tracking adversary satellites and dangerous space junk.
Let's not get too carried away. "We've got to earn our way to cislunar," Will Roper said with a chuckle. "We've got to prove we can do LEO and GEO well." Still, "this isn't too far fetched."