INDOPACOM beefs up Pacific Defense Initiative to $27 billion, 35% hike; seeks new test, experimentation range

By Jason Sherman / March 2, 2021 at 6:12 PM
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has reset its Pacific Defense Initiative by elevating the priority of a new sensor project in Palau, dropping a Hawaii radar project in favor of space sensors and adding to a list of unfunded long-term needs, taking it from $20 billion to $27 billion, a 35% hike compared to last year's estimate. The additional money will finance, in part, a massive new weapons experimentation range that would encompass nearly half the planet. In a report to Congress...

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