Gary E. Payton, US deputy under secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs, recently testified before Congress, seeking appropriations for the military space program, which includes worldwide communication; global positioning, navigation and timing; global missile warning; weather; and satellite launches.
Payton also discussed the “Space Fence” and “Space-Based Space Surveillance” programs, which will enhance “Space Situational Awareness” — sounds like a call for complex event processing capabilities. These programs will be dedicated to tracking objects orbiting or approaching the earth. The IT underpinning these programs will be based on service-oriented architecture, Payton testified. He also referenced JMS, but no, not Java Message Service — in this case, it means “Joint Mission System.”
