The piece is interesting but undermined by a lack of perspective. You can talk of adding all sorts of F-35B/KV-22/EV-22 functions to the ESG, but in the end you can fit only so much stuff into a five-pound bag. The Swiss Army knife is useful but don't expect it to include a saw that can cut a two-by-four or a power drill.
Author should also know that LHD-8 and later get the well deck back, and that there is no VTO capability with any range at all.