𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚.

As part of a strategy to boost American forces in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States Air Force is currently clearing away jungle in  Guam Micronesia so that it may construct additional airfields. The Department of Defense plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars developing thousands of air, land, and sea-based artificial-intelligence systems that are designed to be “small, smart, and cheap,” and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks will provide new details in a speech later on Wednesday.

Due to worries that the Pentagon bureaucracy is too slow to develop and deploy cutting-edge systems, the United States is attempting to keep up with China’s fast expanding military. […] In order to keep tabs on Iran’s military operations in the Middle East, the United States Navy has set up a network of drones and sensors under the name Task Force 59. One of these bases is located on Tinian, a small island close to Guam, and dates back to World War II. To accomplish this objective, the Air Force has included in its budget proposal for 2024 a request to lawmakers for more cash. The new facilities are going to be a part of a “hub-and-spoke” network that will stretch across Asia with the intention of “deterring” Beijing. In spite of recent statements made by Vice President Joe Biden to the effect that his administration does not intend to “contain China,” US officials have frequently labeled Beijing as America’s primary competitor. The United States Department of Defense is actively working to extend its presence in the Asia-Pacific region and upgrade its force in order to keep up with developments in China’s military capabilities.

@prognoz_news