Since JEFX is a bi-annual event, the planning for the 2008 installment is already under way, according to Lt. Col. J.J. King, the deputy director of the Air Force Experimentation Office—the steward of the experiment. King told reporters at the Pentagon Wednesday that the next experimentation cycle will key on building “collaborative connectivity” among forces, with special attention focused on space and global strike missions.
The Space Force revealed this week that it has space control weapons on orbit, but the head of U.S. Space Command said the U.S. still has “a long way to go” in improving its ability to detect and target threats in the domain.
