The US Defense Department plans to spend an additional $12.6 billion to strengthen surveillance of Chinese military exercises, submarines, and satellites, according to a Pentagon document submitted to Congress, APA reports citing Bloomberg.
According to the agency, the funds are intended to improve "the readiness of the US military, [enhance] offensive cyber capabilities," and contribute to "surveillance efforts in the Indo-Pacific region."
Among other things, $1 billion of the aforementioned funds is intended to be spent on expenses related to the operation of the X-37B unmanned spacecraft by the U.S. Space Force. The Pentagon intends to allocate another $528 million to expand the constellation of early warning reconnaissance satellites. The department also intends to allocate $143 million to improve anti-submarine sonar systems.
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