Space force will play a “central role” in the Iron Dome, the service head says

Space power will play a “central role” in the Pentagon's efforts to develop a missile defense shield in the country, or the Iron Dome of America, according to senior officers in the service.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order in late January calling on the Ministry of Defense to Developing an “iron dome for America” – A more advanced version of the Israeli Iron Dome, designed to confront a set of missile threats, including high -end weapons.

The arrangement highlights many space elements in this structure that depends on current capabilities such as the Space sensor tracking tracking tracking of the missile and ballistic agency The fighter structure formed by the Space Development AgencyWhich includes a constellation of missile warning and satellite tracking.

The head of the satellite operations said the general Focus on space systemsIt is normal for the service to play a major role in its development, adding that the service has created an integrated planning team, or IPT, to explore options in response to the request.

“I think we have a major playing role,” said Slazman. “We tend forward to establish this artistic IPT to start thinking about it from a comprehensive perspective.”

The team evaluates the systems that the space power is already in developing the president's order and the capabilities that you will need to build. From there, she explores questions about technical feasibility and formulating the costs of formulation based on current programs, as well as their expectations for what requires more advanced structure.

IPT is likely to end this early analysis in the coming weeks – a lump timetable that requires “a lot of sorting”, according to an official in the upper space force who spoke to correspondents on Monday, provided that his identity is not disclosed.

Once you are completed, the IPT work will be shared with a similar analysis conducted by the American Space Command, the National Reconciliation Office, and the missile defense agency. DOD leaders will then make a series of reviews to determine the following steps, including programs to start.

The official pointed out that the intention of space strength is to provide an honest evaluation of the place where technology stands today and what can be presented-especially when it comes to providing space-based objectives.

The official said: “One of the worst things to do is the technical challenge that you cannot solve in a reasonable framework, and a reasonable time frame.” “We'll be very straightforward,” here we think technology stands. “